The Hispanic Voice
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is responsible for the detention and removal of non-citizens. One of the agency’s priorities is the removal of non-citizens from jails and prisons. ICE, in cooperation with law enforcement, typically identifies these individuals for deportation by questioning them and conducting various computer checks. In many counties, immigration officers, in cooperation with local police, interview non-citizens who are charged or on trial in local jails to determine if they may be subject to deportation or removal based on past crimes or lack of immigration status. They are particularly interested in identifying individuals who have been previously deported or have a deportation order.
Asylum seekers or refugees due to immigration
Each year, millions of people come to the United States seeking protection because they are being persecuted in their home countries for religious, political, or racial reasons, or because they belong to groups or gangs. Those who have proven that they have truly been persecuted and have a well-founded fear of returning to their countries of origin are eligible to apply for asylum and remain in the United States. (Paragraph taken verbatim from US Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS).
Family based immigrant visas to the US
Permanent immigration or legal permanent residency in the US comes with a variety of rights and privileges including the right to permanently live and work in the US If you want to immigrate to the US through the family-based category, your relative who is either a US Citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident must sponsor you.
Family-Based Immigration Application
Permanent immigration or legal permanent residence in the US comes with a variety of rights and privileges, including the right to live and work permanently in the US If you want to immigrate to the US based on the family category, you must be sponsored by a relative who is a US citizen or a legal permanent resident.
Non-Immigrant Treaty Visas to the US
The Treaty Trader (E-1) or Treaty Investor (E-2) visa is for a national of a country with which the United States (US) maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation who is coming to the US to carry on substantial trade, including trade in services or technology, mainly between the US and the treaty country, or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the national has invested, or is in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital, under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Victims of Human Trafficking: Non-immigrant T Visa:
Q: What is human trafficking?
A. This is when people are trafficked. These people are taken to other countries with the promise of a better life. The reality is that they will be victims of abuse, prostitution, etc.
