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News and Headlines
ICE raids
homes in St. James and Medelia.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008--
Last week Immigration and Customs enforcement (ICE), the branch of the state department
which enforces immigration law, raided homes in Southwestern Minnesota. According
to the numbers given by ICE the raids in St. James and Medelia resulted in 19
arrests.
Read the ICE press release
about the raids here.
Read the Twin Cities
Daily Planet story about the raids here.
Diversity
Visa 2010.
Monday, October 27th, 2008--
Each year the US State Department gives out 55,000 visas through its diversity
visa lottery. Applicants must meet the simple but strict eligibility requirements.
ILCM will be helping individuals apply for this lottery during the month of November.
Call our office to make an appointment at 651-641-1011 or 1-800-223-1368.
Read the flyer explaining
the details here.
TPS has
been extended, but the rules have changed.
Thursday, October 9th, 2008--
USCIS has extended TPS for Salvadorans, Nicaraguans, and Hondurans. The deadlines
for applications have changed substantially this year. Please help us to circulate
this TIME SENSITIVE information to the community. The application period
for Hondurans and Nicaraguans began 10/01/08 and ends in 12/01/2008. The deadline
for Salvadoran applicants is 12/30/08. ILCM will be making appointments to help
with applications; we are requesting a $110 donation for appointments, but no
one will be turned away for inability to pay.
Informacion en Espanol aqui
y aqui.
Read the USCIS announcement
in English here.
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