There is some recent immigration-related news which is likely to affect not only immigrants but all U.S. residents.
The DHS recently issued a reminder that citizenship and identity documents will be required when entering the U.S. through land and sea ports of entry as of January 31, 2008 and that entry will no longer be permitted by oral declaration of citizenship alone. In addition, the U.S. State Department has issued a notice describing a number of new "routine uses" for sharing passport records outside the department. In short, the old days of showing a driver's license to go to Mexico or Canada will not be sufficient. Also, what constitutes "routine uses" to share passport information with other agencies (maybe Social Security, IRS, law enforcement, etc) is not entirely clear. With a final rule of the REAL ID Act coming up (which among other requires states to ask for "legal status" to issue driver's licenses, it appears that we are moving closer to a national identification system…….
Also, the Department of State's February 2008 Visa Bulletin informed that there are no available visa numbers Outstanding Professors and Researchers from India. Visa backlogs affect all, not just the "illegal immigrants".
In addition, a recent ICE memo states that before the Division of Immigration Health Services can administer involuntary sedation to individuals subject to deportation., they must first request an order from a federal district court order. Nice.
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