| Immigrants - Farmworkers - Replenishment Agricultural Workers-Benefits |
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| The replenishment agricultural worker (RAW) legalization program, established by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), was designed to provide immigration benefits to farm workers who entered the country after a shortage of agricultural workers was deemed to have occurred. During the four-year span of the program, a shortage did not occur. However, had workers been needed, they would have received favorable immigration treatment. For example, not only would they have received temporary U.S. residency followed by permanent residency, the terms of their employment and stays in the U.S. would have been quite broad. More... |
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| US-VISIT and Exit Procedures |
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| With security concerns on the rise, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented an official entry procedure for aliens traveling to the U.S. with nonimmigrant visas, and it is testing an official exit procedure, as well. The programs apply only to aliens who hold nonimmigrant, that is, temporary, visas, and they are designed both to expedite travel and to improve homeland security. More... |
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| Introduction - Document Fraud |
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| Many documents are filed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), typically to gain immigration benefits. Because of these benefits, document fraud has become an increasing problem in U.S. immigration law. For that reason, knowingly submitting false documents and other related acts has been made unlawful. The statute governing document fraud is quite broad, and a specific procedure is in place to process allegations of document fraud. More... |
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| Alien Rights - Legal Representation and Access to Courts |
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| An alien's legal rights depend on whether or not the alien is within or outside of the United States' jurisdiction. In the United States, there is a federal law that provides that each person within the jurisdiction of the United States has equal access to the country's legal system. As long as an alien is on United States soil, he or she is a person within the United States' jurisdiction.
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| Powers and Duties of the Secretary of State |
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| Section 104 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) sets forth the powers and duties of the Secretary of State of the United States. It also establishes several offices relating to immigration issues. More... |
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