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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 23:25 |
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On a typical day, CBP welcomes more than 1.1 million international travelers into the United States at land, air and sea ports. CBP officers use the latest technologies and procedures to assure that travelers from throughout the world are processed rapidly while assuring that individuals who have ties to terrorism or a criminal background are barred from entry. |
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Monday, 21 September 2009 00:00 |
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ALEXANDRIA, VA - Shahrzad Eram Soleimanlou, 59, of Falls Church, Va., was sentenced last week to 41 months in prison for defrauding vulnerable immigrant applicants of approximately $1 million from June 2000 through December 2005. She will also be required to pay approximately $1 million in restitution. This case was the result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and FBI.
Soleimanlou pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud on May 28, 2009. According to court documents, Soleimanlou made false representations to immigration applicants that money was required to establish a bond or account to show immigration officials that the applicants had the financial ability to support themselves in the United States or that money was required to pay taxes, penalties or fees. She then converted the money - which is believed to be approximately $1 million - to her personal use.
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 15:01 |
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The Electronic System for Travel Authorization is a new, fully automated, electronic system for screening passengers before they begin travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program. ESTA will ask applicants to provide basic biographical and VWP eligibility information to Customs and Border Protection. This information will allow CBP to determine, in advance of the applicant's travel, whether the applicant is eligible to travel under the VWP and whether he or she poses a law enforcement or security risk.
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 14:59 |
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the launch of a pilot program, Scheduled Departure, which will begin next week in five cities. The program allows fugitive aliens who have no criminal history and pose no threat to the community an opportunity to remain out of custody while they coordinate their removal with ICE. The program complements ICE's Fugitive Operations Program which targets fugitive aliens for arrest and removal from the United States. ICE's fugitive operations teams give top priority to cases involving fugitive aliens who pose a threat to national security and community safety; and thus far in FY 2008, they arrested more than 26,000 fugitives and other immigration status violators.
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 14:51 |
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced July 30, 2008 that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of Fiscal Year 2009 (FY2009). USCIS is hereby notifying the public that July 29, 2008 is the "final receipt date" for new H-2B worker petitions requesting employment start dates prior to April 1, 2009. The "final receipt date" is the date on which USCIS determines that it has received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of 33,000 H-2B workers for the first half of FY2009.
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