scam. The scam was the topic during a daily briefing of the United States State Department in the District of Columbia. As a result of the scam, some of the students may face deportation.The school misled prospective students by claiming to offer classes in physical...
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Potential immigration law changes for LGBT community
District of Columbia immigrants who are members of the LGBT community saw some comfort this month in light of some potential changes to immigration legislation. No specific rules pertaining to immigration law as it affects the LGBT community have yet been established,...
Deportation risk from police interaction reduced in D.C.
Mayor Vincent Gray has ordered police in the District of Columbia not to ask individuals about their immigration status in the process of routine questioning or arrests. The change, which is in stark contrast to measures adopted by Arizona and other states, should...
Rights groups vow to fight deportation efforts of DREAM act youth
According to the Obama administration, illegal immigrants who pose no threat to the United States or had not broken any laws would not be detained and deported. But real life is showing that this new Washington policy is not working. At least it is not working for one...
Grant money to help with citizenship for D.C. permanent residents
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that more than $9 million in grant funds will be made available to 42 organizations from 27 states and the District of Columbia. The money is earmarked for citizenship preparation...
Group rallies against immigration law change
Many people who follow immigration issues may be aware of a program managed by Homeland Security called the Secure Communities program. The program requires the FBI to share fingerprints and records of those convicted of crimes with Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Listen up Washington: Immigration law subject of massive march
Immigration law may be confusing to some people, but that did not stop over 100,000 people from joining a recent immigration drive aimed at leaders in Washington D.C. The drive was founded by Pulitzer prize-winner Jose Antonio Vargas. Under current immigration law,...
Work visa limitations threatens fruit and vegetable crops
It is not likely that Rockville readers think about immigration every time they go to the grocery store. The fact is, however, that growers in the southern states depend on immigrant workers to get their produce out of the fields and into supermarkets. It is a system...
“Dream Team” fights deportation, protests immigration unfairness
Undocumented immigrant students right here in Montgomery County, MD and elsewhere in the nation, have figured out a new way to fight deportation; by openly admitting their status, demonstrating against unfair immigration practices and essentially daring the government...
CNMI residents choosing to fight deportation
It has been in the news for quite some time that there are many people in the District of Columbia and other states and territories of the United States who are struggling to avoid deportation. Many of these people are here legally, but in the Commonwealth of the...