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Following regulations established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), consular officers overseas under the guidance of the Bureau's Office of Visa Services are responsible for issuing all non-immigrant and immigrant visas. (Over 7.75 million non-immigrant visa and approximately 744,000 immigrant visa cases were processed ...
The Immigration Act of 1891 established an Office of the Superintendent of Immigration within the Treasury Department. [6] This office was responsible for admitting, rejecting, and processing all immigrants seeking admission to the United States and for implementing national immigration policy.
Voluntary departure in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of the United States is a legal remedy available to certain aliens who have been placed in removal proceedings by the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) or the now Department of Homeland Security (DHS). [1]
Administration of immigration services and benefits; Issuing employment authorization documents (EAD) Adjudicating petitions for non-immigrant temporary workers (H-1B, O-1, etc.) While core immigration benefits functions remain the same as under the INS, a new goal is to process immigrants' applications more efficiently.
Unlike the immigration judges in the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, who hear the merits of the immigration claims of litigants, the administrative law judges of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer handle matters related to the employment of non-citizens unlawfully residing in the United States; other unfair employment practices ...
U.S. Immigration Office, or variations with Station or Building, may refer to: Angel Island, U.S. Immigration Station, near Tiburon, CA, listed on the NRHP in California; U.S. Immigration Office (Honolulu, Hawaii), listed on the NRHP in Hawaii; U.S. Immigration Building (Seattle, Washington), listed on the NRHP in King County, Washington
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is an administrative appellate body within the Executive Office for Immigration Review of the United States Department of Justice responsible for reviewing decisions of the U.S. immigration courts and certain actions of U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services, U.S Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Cross Border Xpress (CBX) is a border crossing and port of entry that connects San Diego in the United States and Tijuana International Airport in Mexico. Operational since December 2015, CBX consists of a terminal building located in the Otay Mesa community that is connected to the airport with a dedicated 120-meter (390 ft) pedestrian bridge that travels over the United States–Mexico ...