Yearly Archive October 12, 2010

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Applying for Citizenship? U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Wants to Be Your “Friend”

EFF recently received new documents as a result of our FOIA lawsuit on social network surveillance that reveal two ways the government has been tracking people online: surveillance of social networks to investigate citizenship petitions and the Department of Homeland Security’s use of a “Social Networking Monitoring Center” to collect and analyze online public communication during President …

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Citizenship Ceremony Welcomes 24 New Americans

There are 24 new United States citizens, all officially welcomed to the country at a citizenship ceremony in Bangor Friday morning. Judge John Woodcock explained to the men and women that by earning their citizenship they are continuing tradition, for the history of the United States is a history . . .

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Securing a future for all

Here on campus, this week is Immigration Week. Lucha and ROOTEd have been sponsoring events since Monday to raise awareness of the issues faced by immigrants to the United States.

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The journey to citizenship

When Joseph Ventura immigrated from Italy to the United States in 1962 with his mother and two siblings, he made the trip the old-fashioned way, as so many of his countrymen had before him.

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Citizenship ceremony held at Raleigh International Festival

More than 230 people became new United States citizens in Raleigh on Friday. A special naturalization ceremony kicked off the capitol city’s 25th annual International Festival. Every day in our country, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomes about 3,000 new citizens.

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Germantown man who impersonated ICE agent pleads guilty to federal charges

Robert Fred Mejia, 29, a Germantown man who posed as an immigration agent and promised citizenship documents in exchange for cash, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport money obtained by fraud across state lines; to impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer; and to transporting money obtained by fraud, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland.

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Immigration, ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ head for showdown in defense vote

Congressional Democrats plan to push key policy objectives, including a repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S.

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Legalize immigration

Before the infamous mosque controversy commandeered the national debate, the country was up in arms over America’s immigration problems. Although this is not as big of a problem as our national debt, falling dollar or bankrupt entitlement programs, it certainly is important. Both parties realize that immigration is a problem, yet neither the donkeys nor the […]

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the news source for legal professionals. Free! Join 35000+ readers [Federal Register: September 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 178)] [Notices] [Page 56120-56123] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr15se10-100 …

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Hearing examiner recommends Coliseum owner not receive liquor license

Allegations of sexual misconduct and questionable immigration status were the two major reasons a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board hearing examiner cited in recommending the owner of the Coliseum not receive a liquor license.