A woman stands outside the Agriprocessors Inc. meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa on July 27, 2008. About a thousand protesters rallied together to protest the recent ICE raid and to ... Read More

If you're interested in coming to the U.S. for a temporary stay to gain new skills or training, then the J-1 Exchange Program Visitor Visa might be right for you. The ... Read More

The HIV immigration ban has passed through Congress and moved one step closer to removal. The House has voted 303 to 115 to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS ... Read More

USCIS has announced a new special immigrant visa for Iraqi nationals who have worked for the U.S. government for at least one year since March 20, 2003. Five thousand visas ... Read More

The Senate has voted to repeal a 20-year policy banning HIV-positive immigrants and nonimmigrants from entering the U.S. Only twelve countries worldwide have an anti-HIV/AIDS policy: Armenia, Colombia, Iraq, Oman, ... Read More

"Passport to the United States of America" by Anni Holm is shown in Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art. The portraits were each made using about 4,000 life-size fingerprints of ... Read More

One of the greatest privileges that our immigration system provides is the ability to reunite families from across the globe. U.S. citizens or permanent residents may sponsor foreign relatives for ... Read More

A medical exam is required for many types of immigration, and for some people, it can be one of the most stressful parts of the immigration process. The good news ... Read More

An official south-facing sign along the U.S.-Mexico border cautions north-bound illegal immigrants of dangers in the desert. The warning includes heat, rugged terrain, rattlesnakes, lack of drinking water, and the ... Read More

Independence Day is a special day for many Americans, but in particular for new immigrants. For those who lack basic freedoms in their own country, there is a ray of ... Read More

U.S. soldiers raise their hands during a naturalization ceremony at Camp Victory, July 4, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq. Soldiers were reenlisted and about 160 soldiers from 52 countries were naturalized ... Read More