O.L.A. RAZA, INC.
Organization for the Legal Advancement of Raza
Organization for the Legal Advancement of Raza
IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS CENTER
Centro De Derechos De Inmigrantes
Centro De Derechos De Inmigrantes
OLA RAZA ACTIVITIES
Please call your U.S. Senator and say “No” to the anti-
immigrant Sensenbrenner Bill (H.R. 4437) “Border
Protection, Anti terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control
Act of 2005”.
This bill has been approved by the US House of Representatives and, if
approved by the US Senate and signed by the President of the United
States, it would cause a devastating impact on our country.
Amongst the bill’s most onerous provisions call for the felony conviction
of immigrants who enter the USA illegally and churches, labor
organizations, community based organizations, educational institutions,
health providers and others may be criminally charged for assisting
immigrants.
immigrant Sensenbrenner Bill (H.R. 4437) “Border
Protection, Anti terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control
Act of 2005”.
This bill has been approved by the US House of Representatives and, if
approved by the US Senate and signed by the President of the United
States, it would cause a devastating impact on our country.
Amongst the bill’s most onerous provisions call for the felony conviction
of immigrants who enter the USA illegally and churches, labor
organizations, community based organizations, educational institutions,
health providers and others may be criminally charged for assisting
immigrants.
OLA Raza’s Executive Director, Roberto de la Rosa, was recently elected to serve
a three year term as a member of the Consejo Consultivo (Advisory Board) of the
Instituto de Los Mexicanos en el Exterior (Institute of Mexicans Abroad) or
CCIME.
The CCIME is composed of over 100 elected community leaders from throughout
the United States and Canada who render advise to the President of Mexico and
its government relative to the condition of all Mexicans residing in the USA and
Canada. Mister de la Rosa will serve in the Legal Issues Commission and will
focus on immigration legislation and human rights.
a three year term as a member of the Consejo Consultivo (Advisory Board) of the
Instituto de Los Mexicanos en el Exterior (Institute of Mexicans Abroad) or
CCIME.
The CCIME is composed of over 100 elected community leaders from throughout
the United States and Canada who render advise to the President of Mexico and
its government relative to the condition of all Mexicans residing in the USA and
Canada. Mister de la Rosa will serve in the Legal Issues Commission and will
focus on immigration legislation and human rights.
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Whats New
Making the Legal
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Serving The Community Since 1974
USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Child Status Protection Act
(CSPA)
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today
issued guidance that will modify its earlier interpretation of the
Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) which permits applicants for
certain immigration benefits to retain classification as a child even
if he or she has reached the age of 21.
The guidance, effective today, changes how USCIS interprets the
applicability of the CSPA to aliens who had aged out prior to the
enactment of the CSPA on August 6, 2002.
Under prior policy guidance, USCIS considered an alien beneficiary
of a visa petition that was approved before August 6, 2002 to be
covered by the CSPA only if the beneficiary had filed an application
for permanent residence (either adjustment of status or an
immigrant visa) on or before August 6, 2002, and no final
determination had been made on that application prior to August 6,
2002. This new policy extends CSPA coverage to aliens who had an
approved visa petition prior to the enactment of CSPA but who did
not have a pending application for permanent residence on the
date of enactment of the CSPA.
Aliens who were ineligible under the prior policy and who
subsequent to the enactment of the CSPA never filed an
application for permanent residence may file an application for
permanent residence to take advantage of this new interpretation.
Aliens who filed an application for permanent residence after the
enactment of the CSPA and who were denied solely because they
had aged out may file motions to reopen or reconsider without a
filing fee.
For detailed information on this issue, please see the
accompanying Fact Sheet with questions and answers as well as
the guidance issued to USCIS field leadership. Both are listed in
the related links section of this page. For additional questions, call
the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.
USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) (28KB PDF)
(CSPA)
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today
issued guidance that will modify its earlier interpretation of the
Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) which permits applicants for
certain immigration benefits to retain classification as a child even
if he or she has reached the age of 21.
The guidance, effective today, changes how USCIS interprets the
applicability of the CSPA to aliens who had aged out prior to the
enactment of the CSPA on August 6, 2002.
Under prior policy guidance, USCIS considered an alien beneficiary
of a visa petition that was approved before August 6, 2002 to be
covered by the CSPA only if the beneficiary had filed an application
for permanent residence (either adjustment of status or an
immigrant visa) on or before August 6, 2002, and no final
determination had been made on that application prior to August 6,
2002. This new policy extends CSPA coverage to aliens who had an
approved visa petition prior to the enactment of CSPA but who did
not have a pending application for permanent residence on the
date of enactment of the CSPA.
Aliens who were ineligible under the prior policy and who
subsequent to the enactment of the CSPA never filed an
application for permanent residence may file an application for
permanent residence to take advantage of this new interpretation.
Aliens who filed an application for permanent residence after the
enactment of the CSPA and who were denied solely because they
had aged out may file motions to reopen or reconsider without a
filing fee.
For detailed information on this issue, please see the
accompanying Fact Sheet with questions and answers as well as
the guidance issued to USCIS field leadership. Both are listed in
the related links section of this page. For additional questions, call
the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.
USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) (28KB PDF)
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