| Controlling Alien Admission - Immigrants - Migrant Health Issues |
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| One of the critical missions of the United States Coast Guard is the interdiction of alien migrants attempting to enter the country by sea. Recognizing the health issues presented by this situation, particularly in mass migrations, the Coast Guard Commandant promulgated instructions relating to the avoidance and minimization of health risks to both alien migrants and to Coast Guard personnel. The instructions provide guidance to Coast Guard staff about planning to avoid health problems, and they provide guidance specific to issues of health status, nutrition, space, and communicable disease.More... |
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| Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas |
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| A legal immigrant is a citizen of a country other than the United States who has received the permission of the U.S. government to reside and work permanently in the U.S. The U.S. has an annual cap on the number of immigrants, excluding certain types of immigrants, who may receive immigrant visas each year. The law then creates preferential classes of immigrants. More... |
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| Controlling Alien Admission - Applicability of Restrictions - Persons - Returning Lawful Permanent Residents |
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| lawful permanent resident (LPR) of the United States has most of the rights held by U.S. citizens, with only a few exceptions. One of these exceptions relates to traveling outside the U.S. While U.S. citizens and nationals have a right to leave and reenter the country as they wish, subject only to proving their status, LPRs have no such right. Instead, when they wish to reenter the country after traveling abroad, they are subject to exclusion on any ground prescribed by immigration laws. To reenter, LPRs must usually present either their registration cards or reentry permits, depending upon the length of their trips. However, LPRs do receive more immigration benefits than do most aliens. For instance, they need not meet all of the documentary requirements and they are not subject to U.S. numerical restrictions.
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| What is the "ABC Settlement"? |
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| The term "ABC Settlement" is a term used when referring to certain asylum claims. In 1985, a class action lawsuit was filed against several federal agencies, including Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS - which is no longer in existence and has been replaced with various other federal agencies). The plaintiffs were religious and refugee advocacy organizations, and the abbreviation for the first named plaintiff was "ABC." The organizations filed the action on behalf of certain Guatemalan and Salvadoran nationals, alleging that the asylum claims of those nationals had been handled in a discriminatory way. Guatemalan and Salvadoran nationals who had been physicall present in the United States since specified dates in 1990 were defined as the class members. When the lawsuit was eventually settled, it became known as "the ABC Settlement." More... |
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| Immigrants - Employment-Based Visas -EB-3/Skilled Workers and Others |
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| The United States uses a worldwide cap on most types of immigration, along with a preference-based system, to control entry of aliens into the U.S. One of the main types of immigrants, that is, persons who intend to stay permanently in the U.S., is employment-based. More... |
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