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The distinction between visa holders and undocumented immigrants in the U.S., including their rights, benefits, and enforcement actions.
Undocumented (commonly called “illegal”) immigrants living in the United States hold many — but not all — of the legal protections that U.S. law affords to “persons,” because the Constitution and fede...
by federal law to carry proof of citizenship during encounters with in 2025, but agency practice and court reality mean that not carrying documentation can prolong or complicate an encounter; to inves...
Union law and practice in the United States generally allow immigrant workers—including undocumented workers—to organize for better wages and working conditions, and major unions and federations activ...
The “extraordinary ability” green card is an elite, numerically small slice of : in 2001 just 3,376 of more than one million green cards were issued to people classified as having “extraordinary abili...
(or “illegal”) noncitizens are not invisible under the law: many constitutional protections—most notably and equal protection—apply to “persons” in U.S. jurisdiction, a principle and legal experts hav...
did not enter the on a K-1 fiancée visa; reporting and legal summaries indicate she first arrived on a B‑1/B‑2 visitor (tourist/business) visa in 1996 and later obtained work-authorized status via an ...
An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a nine‑digit IRS tax processing number created in July 1996 to allow people who are not eligible for Social Security numbers to comply with U.S. ...
The EB‑1 “extraordinary ability” (EB‑1A/E11) immigrant visa requires applicants to demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim and a level of achievement placing them among “that small per...