Asylum is a kind of protection granted by a foreign country to individuals, especially those who face persecution in their home countries because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political...
immigration law
border patrol
See Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
[Last updated in December of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team]
cancellation of removal
Cancellation of removal is an immigration benefit whereby permanent residents and non-permanent residents may apply to an immigration judge to adjust their status from that of deportable alien to one lawfully admitted for permanent residence...
Catholic Social Services, Inc. v. Reno
Catholic Social Services, Inc. v. Reno (CSS) is a Ninth Circuit case which upheld an Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) regulation which required illegal immigrants to obtain INS approval before leaving the United States even for a...
Certificate of Citizenship
The Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561) is a document issued by the U.S. government as proof of U.S. citizenship. Only individuals who obtained U.S. citizenship either by action of law while residing in the United States or by...
Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)
The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) is an act amended in 2002 to facilitate young people who turned 21 years old before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) approved their green card...
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act, signed into law on May 6, 1882, by President Chester A. Arthur, was an act of the Congress which effectively terminated Chinese immigration for ten years and prohibited the Chinese from becoming U.S. citizens. All...
citizen
A citizen is a person who, by place of birth, nationality of one or both parents, or naturalization is granted full rights and responsibilities as a member of a nation or political community.
[Last updated in January of 2022 by the...
conditional resident
A Conditional Resident is a noncitizen who is granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis:
If the noncitizen immigrated to the United States as a spouse of a U.S. citizen before the second anniversary of their marriage,...CSS
Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc.(CSS) is a case from the Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court where the Circuit court upheld an Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) regulation that required illegal immigrants to obtain INS...