August, 2006

Chicago USCIS Office Moves to New Location (27KB PDF)
This new state-of-the-art facility, located at 101 West Congress Parkway, is a prime example of USCIS’ national goal of “transforming” into a more secure, efficient and customer friendly agency.
08/31/2006

USCIS Remembers Katrina (29KB PDF)
One year ago, shortly after the waters receded, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) employees rushed into the storm damaged USCIS New Orleans District Office and rescued the immigration files of more than 2000 people.
08/30/2006

Improved Procedure for Reporting USCIS Processing Time of Immigration Benefit Applications on the USCIS Website (26KB PDF)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has improved the reporting procedure for processing times of immigration benefit applications located at the USCIS website.
08/25/2006

USCIS to Expand Premium Processing Service (35KB PDF)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today the addition of two new classifications to the Premium Processing Service, which allows U.S. businesses to pay a $1,000 Premium Processing fee in exchange for 15-calendar-day processing of their case.
08/18/2006

USCIS Announces Establishment of Records Digitization Facility (27KB PDF)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today the establishment of a new Records Digitization Facility (RDF) in Williamsburg, Kentucky to digitize more than one million USCIS Alien-Files (A-Files) during the first phase of the inaugural project.
08/17/2006

USCIS Provides Shelter During Hostage Situation (37KB PDF)
Employees at the Pulaski Application Support Center (ASC) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) watched as police officers chased an armed man down the street and into a local daycare center.
08/11/2006

USCIS Helps Develop Utah's Biggest Marriage Fraud Case (40KB PDF)
A federal grand jury indictment charging 24 individuals with numerous violations of federal law in connection with a sophisticated marriage fraud scheme was unsealed on August 7, 2006, in Salt Lake City’s federal court.
08/10/2006

USCIS Closes Katrina Email Account (26KB PDF)
USCIS announced today that it has closed the Katrina e-mail account at the Texas Service Center.
08/09/2006