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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revealed that the agency has adjudicated around seven million immigration related applications in FY2014. The seven million applications processed by the agency in FY2014 include naturalization applications; petitions for immigrant visas; adjustment of status applications; applications for nonimmigrant visas, refugee and asylee status; request for protections under the […]

The 87th Academy Awards ceremony took place on February 22, 2015 in Los Angeles. The Oscars is the biggest annual award show and this year’s ceremony honored the best films of 2014. The Oscar for best picture was awarded to the Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu for his film “Birdman”. Birdman did not only receive

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen issued an injunction blocking President Obama’s executive actions on immigration reform on February 16, 2015. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was set to accept applications for the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from February 18, 2015. This court ruling will now stop the USCIS from accepting

Presidents’ Day, that is observed every year on the third Monday in February and which falls on 16 February this year, honors all the presidents who have led the U.S. Most federal offices, schools, banks and post offices will be closed on this day. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will honor this day by conducting

USCIS will start accepting applications for a three year relief from deportation under President Obama’s expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from February 18, 2015. This program is meant for those who came here as children. Expansion of this program is the first part of President Obama’s immigration reform plan that was announced

A foreign national who seeks to immigrate to the U.S. based on family sponsorship must have a financial sponsor. This means, the person sponsoring the foreign national for legal status in the U.S. also must sponsor that person financially. To sponsor a relative, green card holders and U.S. citizens must file Form I-130, Petition for

According to Penny Pritzker, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, President Obama’s executive actions on immigration reform is a part of her family’s history and not just a humanitarian or a political issue. She said that her great grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Russia with nothing. She made her comments after the President signed his

The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez is all about immigrant families. There are several novels on immigration but TheDailyBeast.com calls “The Book of Unknown Americans” the 2014 novel of the year. All the characters in novel happen to be immigrants. The novel’s central narrative is about the relationship between the teenage children of

Camila Cabello and her fellow members of the famous American girl group Fifth Harmony, performed “All I Want For Christmas Is You” at the National Tree Lighting ceremony held near the White House. More than the ceremony, what affected Camila Cabello the most was meeting President Obama. She said that she got to hug the

There are more than 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without proper immigration papers. Under the President’s new initiative, less than half of those immigrants will become eligible for legal status. At the same time, there are many who are eligible for legal status in the U.S. but are unaware of it. Deferred Action