August 15, 2011

On August 2, 2011, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced a series of immigration policy initiatives to attract high-skilled workers and entrepreneurs to the United States in an effort to bolster the economy and spur job growth. ... [read more]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton sent a letter on August 5, 2011, to governors terminating all existing Secure Communities memoranda of agreement "to clarify an issue that has been the subject of substantial confusion," which is that "[a memorandum of agreement (MOA)] between ICE and a state is not required to operate" Secure Communities in that state. ... [read more]

On July 28, 2011, following a review of the University of Northern Virginia’s (UNVA) certification, a Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) representative served school officials at UNVA with a notice of the agency’s intent to withdraw the school's SEVP-certification and Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) access. ... [read more]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is offering a series of free webinars on the employment verification process and E-Verify. Several are scheduled for late August. ... [read more]