Immigration Newsletter

Thursday, May 23, 2013

State of Initial ICE Custody, November-December 2012

State of Initial ICE Custody, November-December 2012

Am I reading this correctly? This chart says that ICE NH detained 91 persons in Nov.- Dec. as compared with 324 for MA and RI (you will note that RI says zero - but I believe that is because RI persons usually enter ICE custody in MA).

So that means almost one third the immigration detentions in a state that has nowhere near the immigrant population (not to mention general population) of its southern neighbors. How exactly does that work? This number is about 8 times the average of Maine and Vermont.

What it means is:  NH ICE is 1. Keeping busy, and 2. detaining too many people who would be released on personal recognizance or bond in other jurisdictions.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

USCIS Immigrant Fee Payment to Move to USCIS ELIS

USCIS Immigrant Fee Payment to Move to USCIS ELIS

USCIS Immigrant Fee Payment to Move to USCIS ELIS

USCIS is moving the existing online payment for the USCIS Immigrant Fee to its Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS). Customers will soon pay the $165 USCIS Immigrant Fee using USCIS ELIS after they receive their immigrant visa package from the Department of State and before they depart for the United States. USCIS ELIS is easy to use and provides direct access to case status updates. New immigrants will also use USCIS ELIS to file future applications and petitions when they become available in the system.
Read the Alert.