Sentences with phrase «immigration service said»

The immigration service said 37,500 women entered the country last year on fiancée visas or temporary visas for spouses of American citizens.

The Nigerian Immigration Service said yesterday that in the last fifteen months, running from January 2014 to March 2015, it has barred 23, 472 individuals from traveling out of the country to -LSB-...]

The Nigerian Immigration Service said yesterday that in the last fifteen months, running from January 2014 to March 2015, it has barred 23, 472 individuals...

The Nigerian Immigration Service said yesterday that in the last fifteen months, running from January 2014 to March 2015, it has barred 23, 472 individuals from traveling out of the country to various destinations abroad from various departure points.

The Nigerian Immigration Service said yesterday that in the last fifteen months, running from January 2014 to March 2015, it has barred 23, 472...

Indeed, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says it has received only 10 applications for the U.S. startup visa, despite the fact DHS last summer predicted it could notch nearly 3,000 applications annually, according to a recent Bloomberg report.

Not exact matches

Immigration, trade and regulation are increasingly restricting the movement of people, goods and services, said Trump adviser and VC investor Peter Thiel.

«We're not soldiers of Donald Trump or the federal immigration service,» Brown said in a CNN interview on Tuesday.

Officials at the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services maintain that the new phone system is working «quite well» and that the agency's monthly customer - service surveys show an average 80 percent satisfaction rate, spokesman Russ Knocke said.

Telephone operators at the service center have been unable to provide meaningful assistance and in some cases have provided wrong information, leading to delays and rejections of applications, said legal specialists at the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Washington, D.C. «The system is utterly inadequate for problem resolution,» said Bob Deasy, who leads a liaison group that links the immigration lawyers» group and the Bureau of Citizenship and ImmigratioImmigration Lawyers Association in Washington, D.C. «The system is utterly inadequate for problem resolution,» said Bob Deasy, who leads a liaison group that links the immigration lawyers» group and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigratioimmigration lawyers» group and the Bureau of Citizenship and ImmigrationImmigration Services.

Immigration Minister John McCallum said he intends to launch federal - provincial talks to reform the current Express Entry program, a computerized system that serves as a matchmaking service between employers and foreign skilled workers.

Ghetti also said GV was offering special immigration legal services to its portfolio companies.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services «will continue to process DACA benefits as usual,» Christensen says.

In a statement, El - Gamal said the money would «in part fund social service programs such as domestic violence programs, Arabic and other foreign language classes, programs and services for homeless veterans, two multi-cultural art exhibits and immigration services.»

Immigration minister Brandon Lewis said: «The government has been clear that our priority is to ensure that victims of this tragedy get the access they need to vital services, irrespective of immigratImmigration minister Brandon Lewis said: «The government has been clear that our priority is to ensure that victims of this tragedy get the access they need to vital services, irrespective of immigrationimmigration status.

Five months later, Mackler, director of legal initiatives with the New York Immigration Coalition, said it was quiet enough that her group turned down requests from attorneys offering to volunteer their services.

With more than 70,000 officials employed across the department, dealing with everything from anti-social behaviour to immigration and prisons, the ippr says individual civil service accountability is the only way to deliver real change.

«We have been gravely concerned that immigration enforcement is creeping into our public services, especially the NHS,» Fizza Qureshi, director of the Migrants» Rights» Network, says.

There is a crucial caveat though — Survation also asked what the top priority should be for the government — 31 % said immigration, 20 % the economy, 9 % jobs, 9 % public services, 6 % combating terrorism and down on 5 % constitutional reform.

«For too long, the benefits of immigration went to employers who wanted an easy supply of cheap labour, or to the wealthy metropolitan elite who wanted cheap tradesmen and services — but not to the ordinary, hard - working people of this country,» Mr Brokenshire is set to say.

Stepping carefully into immigration politics, Mr Cameron said there were legitimate concerns to be had over immigration and the strain it places on education, housing and the health service.

He said the immigrants were in custody undergoing interrogation and will be handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service for further action.

He cited the relationship between immigration, law and order and the security services, saying: «The complexity of fighting against international terrorism means you need that range of response in the most coordinated fashion.»

In a pre-recorded interview for BBC 2's Newsnight, Mr Cameron said immigration levels had now become excessive and were placing too great a burden on public services.

Labour has failed its core voters on immigration and public services, leading rebel Frank Field will say later today.

Speaking at an urgent Commons debate in the wake of the death, Yvette Cooper said there had been worrying reports of poor health service provision and sexual assault at the Serco - run immigration detention centre in recent years.

«Now the balance of 1, 112 is what we are working on now, that is the reason of the recent advertisement by the Nigerian Immigration Service to recruit that balance of 1,112 and this is the process we are in now,» the Minister said

«After security checks, we discovered that 33 were from the Niger Republic and we are handing them over to the Nigeria Immigration Service who will also ensure they are taking back to their country,» he said.

Cross River Command of Nigeria Immigration Service, Cross River Command, On Tuesday said that 792 illegal immigrants have been repatriated to their countries and rescued 65 trafficked victims in the state in 2016.

The agency's Healthy Relationship Training Academy sponsors workshops on dating violence for adolescents and young adults, Palacio said, while the city's Family Justice Centers offer free and confidential legal and social services victims of domestic violence, elder abuse and sex trafficking, regardless of immigration status.

Thus, we stand together with state and city officials and other advocates to protect the rights of our nation's immigrants and refugees in these difficult and troubling times,» said Lauren Wyatt, Esq., Staff Attorney, Immigration Court Helpdesk, Catholic Charities Community Services.

He said, «On the report on some government agencies collecting revenue in foreign currencies but remitting to the Federation Account naira equivalent, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance reported that apart from NNPC, NIMASA and Nigerian Ports Authority, other agencies involved in revenue generating are FIRS, Shippers Council, Airport Authority and Nigerian Immigration Service.

«From Johnson questioning President Obama's «part - Kenyan ancestry» to EU immigrants being blamed for the problems in everything from British schools to our health service to our prisons, every recent Vote Leave intervention has had immigration at its heart,» Mandelson said.

U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services officials said the purpose of the visit was to check facts about the enrollment of the publicly unidentified student at PS 58, and staffers in the building confirmed to agents that the student did not attend the school.

As a state senator, Espaillat worked to sustain affordable housing, and went on to become a leading voice for advocate for workers» rights and immigration services, said spokesman Jake Potent.

Ms Cooper said she had asked the Home Office whether it has targets for immigration removals after «contradictory evidence» from the Home Secretary and the Immigration Servimmigration removals after «contradictory evidence» from the Home Secretary and the Immigration ServImmigration Services Union.

Ms. Mark - Viverito, a Democrat, also said the City Council would pass legislation over the next year to block federal immigration agents from entering «private areas on city property and offices where New Yorkers receive social services» without a warrant or a court order.

Lewis says that the «wisdom teeth» technique was developed in 1993 and has been used since then by the US immigration services without controversy.

«As the national debate on immigration has grown stronger, including immigrants» use of many social services, some have argued that the reason for the high child poverty rate has mostly been due to the large number of children in low - skilled, poor immigrant families,» Joo said.

Officials of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and other national groups said their local chapters are pushing referendums, state legislation, and Congressional action to deny services to illegal immigrants.

(Chang says he disagrees with this position and points out that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of State also disagree with it.)

I put it to Lord Bach that in his time at the MoJ there were a number of politically controversial cases, such as those over the treatment of Afghan detainees and the Gurkha immigration cases, that led to disagreements between ministers and the Legal Services Commission, which then administered legal aid: «We (he and Jack Straw, the then Lord Chancellor) resisted pretty well,» he says, the requests to interfere in such cases, «but it's not the sort of pressure a minister should be put under.

In 2006 — 07 legal aid service providers delivered nearly 800,000 legal acts of assistance, excluding immigration and asylum, which the LSC says represents a 12.5 % increase on 2005 — 06.

In fact, advocates say immigration legal - services fraud jumps every time there's a change in the law.

Sophie Barrett - Brown, Head of the UK Practice at specialist immigration lawyers Laura Devine Solicitors, says: «A further fall in net migration may seem to be good news for those with concerns about immigration, but in reality it underlines a growing skills shortage impacting on businesses and public services.

As the only in - house lawyer for the company in Canada, Piasentin says using the services of a boutique firm gives him access to lawyers who are current on the latest in immigration law and can provide quick service.

I would say our three most sought - after services are legal research, legal drafting, and the handling of US immigration visa applications.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security, on Monday said it was still conducting a thorough review of worker visa programs.

«Nearly 40 percent of parents said they frequently avoided getting medical care, help from police, or support from social services because of immigration actions and news.»

The $ 256.6 million, 15 - year deal will shift about 3,700 employees with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from five leased locations across the D.C. area into a new, 574,767 - square - foot headquarters in One Town Center on One Capital Gateway Drive in Camp Springs, the GSA said in a news.