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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Cindy Chang, Sunday School Teacher, Released After Three-Week Detention at Arizona Immigration Checkpoint

    ​Cindy Chang was driving from San Jose to Phoenix for a friend's wedding early this month when she was stopped at an immigration checkpoint in Eloy, Ariz. These structures are common this close to the border. Chang, a 26-year old Sunday school teacher who has lived in the Bay Area since her f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Anthony John Makk, Bradford Wells, Gay Binational Couple, Win DOMA Visa Fight

    ​Anthony John Makk -- the gay Australian national who has been fighting separation from his San Francisco spouse after his marriage visa petition was denied, won't be deported after all. The news came today when Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi told Makk and his partner of 19 years, Bradford Wells, that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    San Francisco Gay Binational Couple to Appeal DOMA Visa Denial

    Anthony Makk, left, with husband Bradford Wells in happier times.​Anthony John Makk -- the gay Australian national fighting separation from his San Francisco spouse after his marriage visa petition was denied last week -- is not giving up yet. Makk will now appeal the U.S. Citizenship and Immigrat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    How to Tell if Your Boss Plans to Replace you with an H1B Immigrant Worker

    Ulp!​This week my column describes how San Francisco employers are looking to hire thousands of workers under the H1B visa program. It's reserved for companies needing to hire technical specialists that can't be found stateside.But critics say the program is abused by employers who'd like to dismi ... More >>

  • News

    June 22, 2011

    H1-B Visa Program Creates Caste System for Silicon Valley

    Ulp!​This week my column describes how San Francisco employers are looking to hire thousands of workers under the H1B visa program. It's reserved for companies needing to hire technical specialists that can't be found stateside.But critics say the program is abused by employers who'd like to dismi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    U.S. Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Help Same-Sex Couples Sponsor Foreign Partners

    A new push to change the law for same-sex binational couples. ​U.S. lawmakers reintroduced a bill Thursday that would allow gay Americans to sponsor their same-sex partner for a visa, just as straight married couples can. At the same time, Congress members wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric H ... More >>

  • News

    March 16, 2011

    U-Visa: Illegal Immigrants Become Legal Residents Via Crime Victimization

    A new push to change the law for same-sex binational couples. ​U.S. lawmakers reintroduced a bill Thursday that would allow gay Americans to sponsor their same-sex partner for a visa, just as straight married couples can. At the same time, Congress members wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric H ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2010

    The Education Trap

    In California, many undocumented immigrants are offered cheap college tuition, only to find they can’t get jobs after they graduate.

  • News

    July 7, 2010

    What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

    It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship.

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Nigerian Scam: Now the Fraudster Claims He's Married To You

    Uh, guess what?​Everyone knows about the notorious Nigerian Internet scam. Lesser known is the old Nigerian wedding scam. Well, actually it was just one guy (from Nigeria) named Emmanuel Ejike Anyanwu who claimed he was married to a U.S. citizen who was none-the-wiser in order to get a green card. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    SFPD Moving to Help Crime Victims in the Country Illegally Get a Visa

    By Lauren SmileyThe San Francisco Police Department has stalled for the better part of 2008 in signing U-visa applications for immigrants in the country illegally who have become the victims of crime. (Read our piece on the wait in this week's paper.) Police said they were just waiting to approve ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 2008

    No Sanctuary

    Police slow to help crime victims who are here illegally.

  • News

    November 26, 2008

    Border Crossers

    Long rap sheet? No problem. Transgender Latina hookers in S.F. are successfully fighting deportation by asking for asylum.

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2007

    Home of the Broke -- USCIS announces fee hike

    Long rap sheet? No problem. Transgender Latina hookers in S.F. are successfully fighting deportation by asking for asylum.

  • News

    June 20, 2007

    An Army of Uno

    Struggling to find homegrown recruits, the military is persuading immigrants to enlist by dangling promises of U.S. citizenship

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