Category: Immigration News

The Law Offices of Ricky Malik, P.C. has launched on Facebook! Click here to view page: Facebook

The much anticipated Online Detainee Locator System has just been released.  For my firm which is heavily involved in representing detained immigrants we hope this is an easier way for families and loved one, including lawyers to find the whereabouts of our clients in the opaque ICE.   The Law Offices of Ricky Malik, PC sometimes spend hours over many days investigating and trying […]

The State of Virginia, always at the forefront of the Immigration debate, is preparing to open one of the East Coast’s largest detention facilities in Farmville, VA. The facility will be used to imprison foreign nationals for immigration violations.  Many of the inhabitants of the facility would have once been free with their families before they encountered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Detention facilities used by ICE are often […]

From the USCIS Fact Sheet and Press Release: “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed for the first time a standardized fee waiver form in an effort to provide relief for financially disadvantaged individuals seeking immigration benefits. USCIS has published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on the proposed form – Form I-912, Request for Individual Fee Waiver. The Form […]

On July 15, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it has approved 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status (also referred to as the “U visa”) in fiscal year 2010.   This is the first time that USCIS reached the statutory maximum of 10,000 U visas per fiscal year since it began issuing U visas in 2008. USCIS will continue to […]

As a reminder to nationals and citizens from countries that were recently requried to register for TPS, the deadlines are as follows El Salvador:  September 7, 2010 Haiti:  Extended through January 18, 2011 Hondurans: Late Registration Still Open (Regular Registration ended July 6, 2010) Nicaragua: Late Registration Still Open (Regular Registration ended July 6, 2010) Below are the latest USCIS releases reminding Hondurans & […]

Significant movement in some Employment Based categories. Click here to view full bulletin. Ricky Malik, Esq.

TPS Extension published in Federal Register July 2010 – Ricky Malik, Esq.

New Fees (click here)