| Controlling Alien Admission - Applicability of Restrictions - Territorial |
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| United States immigration laws are designed to control the entry of aliens into the U.S. from abroad. In determining the effect of these laws, it is important to understand their geographical limitations with relation to travel between the continental U.S., U.S. territories, and U.S. possessions. Not all travel is subject to immigration laws, and some travel is only partially subject to those laws. 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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| Legal Immigration Family Equity Act |
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| The Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) of 2000 was a grouping of temporary provisions impacting U.S. immigration law. More... |
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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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| Grounds for Inadmissibility - Public Charge |
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| Certain people are "inadmissible" for purposes of entry into the United States, either as an immigrant or as a visitor. There are many reasons why a person could be considered inadmissible to receive a visa and enter the United States, including that the person is or would become a "public charge." More... |
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