Month: October 2007

The USCIS weekly Receipting Update for October 5, 2007 was released yesterday.  A new one is theoretically due today…I wouldn’t hold my breath.

The technical issue with this site was apparently resolved.  I will post news tomorrow.

All links on this blog are leading to error messages and advertising.  The company that administers the blog is looking into the problem.  I hope it will be up and running soon.

According to an article published in the New York Times:  “A federal judge in San Francisco ordered an indefinite delay yesterday of a central measure of the Bush administration’s new strategy to curb illegal immigration.”

Those who follow the immigration issue closely may be familiar with this story.  For those who are not, the Miami Herald offers a good summary:  “After nine years of washing dishes, Pedro Zapeta managed to save $62,000. Then he lost most of it overnight. Not to addiction or street thugs. To the U.S. government.”

The New York Times published an interesting article on where the presidential candidates stand on the issue of immigration.

The American Immigration Law Foundation has produced great Public Service Announcements to help counter the hysterical climate regarding the immigration issue in this country (my words).

The Department of State has released the November 2007 Visa Bulletin.

Apparently the USCIS online case status is not working for some cases filed with the National Benefits Center.  AILA is reporting that this is due to the volume of cases being uploaded.  The USCIS is aware of the problem and is looking to resolve it.

On another note, no Receipting Update was issued by the USCIS this week.  I guess it will come on Tuesday given the long weekend.

According to a New York Times article: “Only after the agents had herded her other children into the living room, frightened her aunt and uncle, and drawn a gun on a family friend staying in the basement, Ms. Delarosa-Delgado said, did she awake to discover that her house in Huntington Station had been the mistaken target of a raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”