August 2003

AILA Praises Introduction of Bipartisan DREAM Act

The Senate today took an important step toward helping deserving children reach their potential and our nation gain innumerable benefits with the introduction of S. 1545, the bipartisan DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2003).

NSC Update on I-485s, I-765s and I-131s

The Nebraska Service Center has announced that employment based I-485, I-765 and I-131 adjudications will be slowed for the rest of the year.

Nuevo Laredo Defendants Sentenced in Visa Fraud Case

Five individuals, including four former employees of the U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo, were sentenced today in the U.S. District Court in Laredo, Texas for conspiracy to commit visa fraud.