Citizenship and Waiver Workshop

Deferred Action Workshop August 21

Community Forum on Deferred Action: Tuesday August 21, 2012; 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in St.John the Baptist Parish Hall. 

USCIS Announcement

DHS Outlines Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process

USCIS to begin accepting requests for consideration of deferred action on August 15, 2012

released Aug. 3, 2012

WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security today provided additional information on the deferred action for childhood arrivals process during a national media call in preparation for the August 15 implementation date.

On June 15, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that certain young people who came to the United States as children and meet other key guidelines may be eligible, on a case-by-case basis, to receive deferred action. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is finalizing a process by which potentially eligible individuals may request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals.

USCIS expects to make all forms, instructions, and additional information relevant to the deferred action for childhood arrivals process available on August 15, 2012. USCIS will then immediately begin accepting requests for consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals.

Information shared during today’s call includes the following highlights:

• Requestors – those in removal proceedings, those with final orders, and those who have never been in removal proceedings – will be able to affirmatively request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals with USCIS.
• Requestors will use a form developed for this specific purpose.
• Requestors will mail their deferred action request together with an application for an employment authorization document and all applicable fees to the USCIS lockbox.
• All requestors must provide biometrics and undergo background checks.
• Fee waivers cannot be requested for the application for employment authorization and biometric collection. However, fee exemptions will be available in limited circumstances.
• The four USCIS Service Centers will review requests.

Additional information regarding the Secretary’s June 15 announcement will be made available on www.uscis.gov on August 15, 2012. It is important to note that this process is not yet in effect and individuals who believe they meet the guidelines of this new process should not request consideration of deferred action before August 15, 2012. Requests submitted before August 15, 2012 will be rejected. Individuals who believe they are eligible should be aware of immigration scams. Unauthorized practitioners of immigration law may try to take advantage of you by charging a fee to submit forms to USCIS on your behalf. Visit www.uscis.gov/avoidscams for tips on filing forms, reporting scams and finding accredited legal services. Remember, the Wrong Help Can Hurt! An informational brochure and flyer are also available on www.uscis.gov.

For more information on USCIS and its processes, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.

July 11: Advice Session for Dreamers

FREE IMMIGRATION ADVICE FOR DREAMERS!

Wed. July 11, 2012, there will be a lecture on the new Deferred Action procedure announced by President Obama for "Dreamers" in the US which will begin on August 15, 2012.

The free lecture will take place at the MEXICAN CONSULATE at 6:30 PM

2401 W. 6th St
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Limited capacity: 250
Please arrive on time

To RSVP please email Consul Solchaga at: jsolchaga@sre.gob.mx

No Immigration Session This Thursday

This week's immigration advice session by CHIRLA for Thursday is CANCELLED due to scheduling conflict.

Are You a "Dreamer"?

Following the news about the Dream Act and immigration?

If you feel you may qualify under President Obama's new immigration status policy, now is the time to gather documents like school records.

The government has not released the requirements yet; but, you can be prepared.

Right now there is no clear guidance on how to apply for deferred action.  The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has promised to have an application process ready to go by August 15.

The thing to do right now is to gather documents that prove your identity, that you have lived here since June 15 of 2007 and that you have been in school.  When the application process is open you need to make sure that it is safe for you and your family to apply for deferred action.

CHIRLA is preparing a mailing to students but it will also have information posted on the  website at www.chirla.org  Check it out. It is constantly being updated  with the latest information.

 

"Deferred Action" Details

APPLY NOW FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NEW IMMIGRATION

POLICY: "DEFERRED ACTION"

President Obama's new immigration "law" ... is actually only a “policy.” It coudl change depending on the results of  the November 2012 election. Go to the website at www.immigrationhelpla.com & click on “Helpful Info.”

WHEN TO ACT?

While no formal application is available yet, we know the basic outline of what will be necessary. Begin preparing for Deferred Action now

before there are possible changes. The law office will ensure you are among the first to apply when DHS

formalizes the application process in August.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL I RECEIVE?

You will receive employment authorization, a Social Security number, the right to apply for a drivers license and car insurance and the right

to live in the U.S. without fear of "deportation" for two years and possibly longer. Currently, this is not a path to a green card or citizenship

but this may change in the future, but...

ONE POTENTIAL PATH TO CITIZENSHIP

Because children 18 are not penalized for unlawful presence, if children under 18 years of age receive this deferred action benefit, they will

not have any "unlawful presence" problems. Therefore, if they go to college they can apply for an H-1B visa after graduation for "specialty

occupation" employment. From there, they may be eleigible for a green card and later citizenship. It is not an easy path; but, the lesson here is

that your B.A. will be worth something very important!!!

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?

Depending on the way the rules are written, most immigration attorneys will charge from $1000-$2000 for the deferred ation application. To

celebrate this new law and to show commitment to the DREAMers a law office will process the first 100 applications under a special "family

and friends" discount for as low as $750-- and they will process the case from the comfort of your own home. While it is not known how much

the government will charge to file, you can be sure that you will only pay this low amount to the lawyers.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

● You were born AFTER June 15, 1981.

● You came to the U.S. BEFORE your 16th birthday.

● You have been here for at least 5 years.

● You have not been convicted of any serious misdemeanors or felonies.

● You are currently in K-12 school or have your GED or high school degree or honorably served in the U.S. Coast Guard or U.S.

Armed Forces.



Contact:

Scott McVarish

Office: 800.792.9889 | scott@immigrationhelpla.com | Fax: 800.628.5605 |

www.immigrationhelpla.com

400 Corporate Pointe, Suite 300, Culver City, CA 90230 | Mail: P.O. Box 4564 Culver City, CA 90231

Informacion De Nueva Reglas de Inmigracion

APLIQUE YA PARA LA NUEVA LEY DE INMIGRACION DEL PRESIDENTE OBAMA:

“ACCION DIFERIDA”

La nueva ley de inmigracion del presidente Obama...es actualmente solamente una poliza. Eso significa que puede desaparecer rapidamente

especialmente si el Presidente Obama pierde en las elecciones de noviembre 2012. Vaya a la pagina web a

www.immigrationhelpla.com y

oprima el boton version espanol para aplicar o llame a Gianina o Samantha a nuestra oficina al numero 800-792-9889.

CUANDO ACTUAR?

Mientras que no hay una solicitud formal disponible todavia, sabemos el perfil basico de lo que va hacer necesario.

Comienze a preparar ya la Accion Diferida antes que los Republicanos en el Congreso o el nuevo Presidente Republicano la haga volcar.

Nosotros aseguramos que ustedes sera de los primeros de aplicar cuando Inmigracion (DHS) formalize el proceso de solicitud en agosto.

QUE BENEFICIOS VA A RECIBIR?

Usted va a recibir autorizacion de trabajo, un numero del seguro social, el derecho de aplicar por

una licensia de conducir y aseguranza para su carro y el derecho de vivir en los Estados Unidos sin miedo de “deportacion” por dos anos y

quizas mas tiempo.

UN POTENCIAL CAMINO A CIUDADANIA

Porque ninos/jovenes de 18 no son penalizados por presencia ilegal, si ninos/jovenes

menor de 18 anos reciben este beneficio de Accion Diferida, ellos no tendran problemas de “presencia ilegal”. Por lo tanto, si van a la

universidad ellos pueden aplicar para la visa H-1B despues de la graduacion como empleo bajo “ ocupacion especializada”. De ahi, ellos

pueden ser elegibles para residencia permanente y despues ciudadania. No es un camino facil, pero la leccion de esto es que el B.A

(Licenciatura en Letras de la Universidad) sera de mucho valor!!!

CUANTO ES EL COSTO?

Dependiendo de como escriban las reglas, la mayoria de abogados van a cobrar entre $1000-2000 para la

solicitud de accion diferida. Para celebrar la nueva ley y demostrar compromiso a los DREAMers, nuestra oficina procesara las primeras 100

solicitudes bajo un descuento especial “familia y amigos” de una cantidad baja de $750 y el proceso se va hacer en la comidad de su propio

hogar. Como no sabemos cuanto va a cobrar el gobierno para someter, usted tengalo por seguro que usted va a pagar una cantidad muy

baja a nosotros.

Requisitos generales:

● Usted nacion DESPUES del 15 de junio de 1981

● Usted entro a los Estados Unidos ANTES de sus 16 anos

● Usted a vivido aqui por lo menos 5 anos

● Usted no ha sido condenado por una falta grave o un delito

● Usted esta actualmente en la escuela en K-12 grado, o ya tiene su diploma de secundaria (high school) o el GED, o sirvio

honorablemente en la Guardia Costera o Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos



Cintactar:

Scott McVarish

Office: 800.792.9889 | scott@immigrationhelpla.com | Fax: 800.628.5605 |

www.immigrationhelpla.com

400 Corporate Pointe, Suite 300, Culver City, CA 90230 | Mail: P.O. Box 4564 Culver City, CA 90231

Immigration Grant Available

23 de Febrero: Inmigracion

Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración que ahora se ofrecen en San Juan de la Iglesia Bautista de Baldwin Park

Usted está invitado a asistir a una presentación sobre los derechos de los inmigrantes y la ciudadanía de EE.UU. ofreció por la Coalición Pro Derechos Humanos de los Inmigrantes de Los Angeles, CHIRLA.

23 de febrero 2012 la noche del jueves a las 19:00-21:00
Los temas incluyen:
· Conozca sus derechos
· Cómo inmigrar a los miembros de la familia
· Cómo convertirse en un ciudadano
CHIRLA se utilicen los servicios de ciudadanía y responder a las preguntas generales de inmigración en San Juan cada segundo y cuarto jueves de cada mes de 3 a 7 pm. Para más información por favor llame al 213-353-1333 o llame a la parroquia al (626) 337-4223

Immigration Plan Ahead

The new immigration assistance program plans to hold its first information session on February 23.

Details to come.

Immigration Program

The immigration assistance program is currently being revamped. Watch this space for when legal advice sessions will resume.

The citizenship test preparation classes continue as normal, Monday-Wednesday 9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. These classes prepare students for the Citizenship and Immigration Services citizenship civics and if encessary English tests.

White House Statement on Immigration

Statement from the White House on Immigration:

President Obama is deeply committed to fixing our immigration laws and has been aggressively searching for partners in Congress who are willing to work with him to pass a new law. As he focuses on building a new 21st century immigration system that meets our nation’s economic and security needs, the President has a responsibility to enforce the existing laws in a smart and effective manner. This means making decisions that best focus the resources that Congress gives the Executive Branch to do this work. There are more than 10 million people who are in the U.S. illegally; it’s clear that we can’t deport such a large number. So the Administration has developed a strategy to make sure we use those resources in a way that puts public safety and national security first. If you were running a law enforcement agency anywhere in the world, you would target those who pose the greatest harm before those who do not. Our immigration enforcement work is focused the same way.

Under the President’s direction, for the first time ever the Department of Homeland Security has prioritized the removal of people who have been convicted of crimes in the United States. And they have succeeded; in 2010 DHS removed 79,000 more people who had been convicted of a crime compared to 2008. Today, they announced that they are strengthening their ability to target criminals even further by making sure they are not focusing our resources on deporting people who are low priorities for deportation. This includes individuals such as young people who were brought to this country as small children, and who know no other home. It also includes individuals such as military veterans and the spouses of active-duty military personnel. It makes no sense to spend our enforcement resources on these low-priority cases when they could be used with more impact on others, including individuals who have been convicted of serious crimes.

So DHS, along with the Department of Justice, will be reviewing the current deportation caseload to clear out low-priority cases on a case-by-case basis and make more room to deport people who have been convicted of crimes or pose a security risk. And they will take steps to keep low-priority cases out of the deportation pipeline in the first place. They will be applying common sense guidelines to make these decisions, like a person’s ties and contributions to the community, their family relationships and military service record. In the end, this means more immigration enforcement pressure where it counts the most, and less where it doesn’t – that’s the smartest way to follow the law while we stay focused on working with the Congress to fix it.

Cecilia Muñoz is White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

Next Immigration Advice Session

The next immigration legal advice session with Gloria Saucedo of Hermandad Mexicana will be held Wednesday, November 3 (time to be announced).

Immigration Session - July 28

The next immigration advice session with Hermandad Mexicana's Gloria Saucedo will be Wednesday, July 28, at 10 a.m. in the social services office.

Immigration Rights March in Arizona

There will be an immigration rights march in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday, May 29. St. John the Baptist Social Services is participating with a bus leaving on Friday the 28th at 9:30 p.m. and returning in the afternoon of the 29th.

For more information, please call Social Services at (626) 337-4223

Marcha Por La Inmigracion

El Servicio Social San Juan los invita a participar en la proxima marcha que sera en Phoenix, Arizona el 29 de Mayo. Un autobus saldra de nuestra parroquia el viernes 38 de Mayo a 9:30 p.m. Nos regresaremos el sabado 29 de Mayo por la tarde.

Para mas informacion llame al Servicio Social (626) 337-4223.

Immigration March - May 1

The buses will leave St. John the Baptist at 8:30 to arrive for the march to begin at 10 a.m. in downtown Los Angeles. They will then leave at 12;30 to return to Baldwin Park.

Calendar

Saturday, May 2: Immigration March in downtown Los Angeles

Sunday, May 3: TELACU presentation on free home and apartment repairs and upgrades for qualified residents

May 14-16: St. John the Baptist Parish Festival

Sunday, May 23: Blood Drive for Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Tuesday, June 15: Job Fair

Immigration Assistance - April 18

St. John the Baptist Social Services will be hosting an immigration advice session on Sunday, April 18, in the parish hall from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Gloria Saucedo of Hermandad Mexicana will be present to help with questions such as Class U Visas (abuse cases), family petitions, and applying for citizenship for those who have been legal residents for over five years.

Immigration Assistance - April 18

St. John the Baptist is hosting an immigration advice session on Sunday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the parish hall.