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Alien Rights - Political Rights

When an alien enters the United States, he or she obtains various rights. Political rights is one area of rights, however, which is substantially restricted for aliens. Nonresident aliens have virtually no rights to participate in the United States political process. Some resident aliens, on the other hand, do acquire certain rights. In addition, political rights are generally more restricted at the federal level than at the state or local level. More...

Adjusting Immigrant Status to Lawful Permanent Resident

Immigrants are aliens who have applied to live and work permanently in the United States. After obtaining immigrant status, an alien may apply to adjust his or her status to that of a lawful permanent resident (LPR), which carries with it both rights and responsibilities. Some of the more general requirements of the application procedure are mandatory from all aliens seeking LPR status. Other requirements are specific to the status of the applying alien and whether he or she wants to work while his or her application is pending. More...

Controlling Alien Admission-Immigrants - Administrative-Consul Consideration of Visa Applications and Refusals of Visas

United States immigration law grants consular officers exclusive authority to consider immigrant visa applications. No formal hearing is required, and most of the procedures are determined by individual U.S. consulates and embassies. For instance, consulate procedure dictates both how the immigrant interview proceeds and whether an attorney or other representative will be allowed to attend the interview.More...

Immigrants - Farmworkers - Special Agricultural Workers - Administrative and Judicial Review

The procedures used to consider and deny applications for the special agricultural worker (SAW) program were well-defined. Additionally, once a final determination was made on an application, an administrative review mechanism was available to an aggrieved applicant. Judicial review was only available in vary narrow circumstances.More...

Controlling Alien Admission - Immigrants - Homeland Security Measures

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush created a new federal agency, the Department of Homeland Security, to prevent, deter, and respondent to homeland security threats. Twenty-two previously distinct federal agencies are now part of the Department, including the Coast Guard, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Each of these organizations plays an important role in the Department's strategy to protect the nation's ports.More...