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Alien registration requirement explained

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | 6 days ago

According to several news reports, including Associated Press, Immigration officials say anyone living in the US illegally will soon have to register with the federal government, and those who don’t...

Opinion

Check latest form versions before filing at USCIS

By Marco Tomakin | 6 days ago

As is my usual practice, in preparing for a client's petition or application, I always check to see whether the form I am using is the updated version. USCIS always changes the forms and with so many of them,...

Freeman Opinion

What to do if ICE visits your workplace

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | February 23, 2025 - 12:00am

In a previous article, I discussed what to do if the Immigration and Customs Enforcement visits your home as part of Trump’s promise of “mass deportations.”

Opinion

Immigration nabs Korean fraudster in Makati

By Ian Laqui | February 16, 2025 - 6:21pm

A South Korean man wanted in his home country for a series of fraudulent investment scams has been arrested in Makati City,...

Headlines

South Koreans top BI's foreign fugitive arrests for 2nd year

By Cristina Chi | February 10, 2025 - 2:47pm

South Koreans made up the largest group of foreign fugitives arrested in the Philippines in 2024, accounting for 74 of the...

Headlines

14 trafficking victims barred from leaving Philippines – Immigration

By Ian Laqui | February 9, 2025 - 3:19pm

The Bureau of Immigration has intercepted 14 individuals believed to be victims of human trafficking, allegedly recruited...

Headlines

Alleged Chinese spies have been in Philippines since 2002 — Immigration

By Ian Laqui | February 2, 2025 - 6:16pm

Immigration Commissioner Joel Viado said the alleged spies “embedded themselves into society,” having been in...

Headlines

Do not wait

By Marco Tomakin | February 2, 2025 - 12:00am

Tricia, a US citizen, filed a petition for her only sibling, George, sometime in the late ‘90s.

Freeman Opinion

President Trump's immigration policies

By Atty Josephus Jimenez | January 28, 2025 - 12:00am

Unlike the more liberal immigration policies of the Democrats under the Biden and Obama administrations, President Donald Trump, true to his major campaign platform, is now implementing some very rigid and uncompromising...

Freeman Opinion

24 Filipinos deported from US due to alleged criminal activities

By Ian Laqui | January 26, 2025 - 4:34pm

More than 20 Filipinos involved in illegal activities were deported from the United States, Philippine Ambassador to the US...

Headlines