Undocumented 10-Year-Old Girl Detained after Undergoing Emergency Surgery

  • Undocumented 10-Year-Old Girl Detained after Undergoing Emergency Surgery
    Undocumented 10-Year-Old Girl Detained after Undergoing Emergency Surgery
    A 10-year-old girl was recently detained by immigration enforcement agents after being discharged from a children's hospital. The girl, Rosa Maria Hernandez, was being transported by her cousin to Driscoll Children’s Hospital when they passed through a Customs and Border checkpoint. Immigration agents allowed the two to proceed but followed...
  • Policy Change Makes It More Difficult to Renew U.S. Non-Immigrant Visas
    Policy Change Makes It More Difficult to Renew U.S. Non-Immigrant Visas
    Under a policy change announced by USCIS on Oct. 23, renewals of non-immigrant visas will undergo the same scrutiny as first-time applications. Before the policy update, officers could give deference to findings in previously approved applications when deciding on renewals, but now, even if the beneficiary and petitioner are unchanged,...
  • DoD Modifies Criteria for Expedited Naturalization of U.S. Service Members
    DoD Modifies Criteria for Expedited Naturalization of U.S. Service Members
    The process of becoming a U.S. citizen is time consuming and riddled with legal hurdles. Most immigrants who wish to become a naturalized citizen must reside in the United States for at least five years, but there are several exceptions to this requirement, one of which applies to service members...
  • Green Card Holders Face New Hurdle to Enlist in U.S. Coast Guard
    Green Card Holders Face New Hurdle to Enlist in U.S. Coast Guard
    Effective Oct. 13, all lawful permanent residents who apply for enlistment in the U.S. Coast Guard will have to pass a Military Service Suitability Determination (MSSD) and National Security Determination (NSD). According to a memorandum issued by the Department of Defense, the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility (CAF) will administer the...
  • DoD Enhances Vetting Requirements for MAVNI & DEP Service Members
    DoD Enhances Vetting Requirements for MAVNI & DEP Service Members
    On Oct. 13, the U.S. Department of Defense issued a memorandum enhancing the vetting and monitoring requirements for service members who accessed under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) Pilot Program. MAVNI is a program through which non-immigrants with critical skills are recruited into the U.S. military....