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Operating the World's Largest Immigration System

Mayorkas leads the agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security charged with operating the largest immigration system in the world.

Tags: management , Business of Government Hour ,

Monday - 10/22/2012, 12:42pm EDT
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Federal Drive interviews - May 22

The Federal Drive talks to the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services about its new and long-awaited electronic system. Plus, we continue our series on the Service to America Medal finalists and learn about a "stock market" for fish.

Tags: Federal Drive , Kyle Myers , Rick Robins , FDA , Service to America Medals , USCIS , USCIS Transformation , Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Tuesday - 05/22/2012, 01:28pm EDT

Immigration agency opens gate for online applications

After years of planning and months of delays, USCIS will launch its online portal, ELIS, on Tuesday. But the portal will only be open to a fraction of benefit seekers while the agency works out the kinks.

Tags: DHS , USCIS , USCIS Transformation , ELIS , immigration

Tuesday - 05/22/2012, 01:24pm EDT
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Citizenship and Immigration Services readies for electronic transformation

USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas gives an update on the Transformation initiative.

Tags: USCIS , DHS , technology , management , Federal Drive

Friday - 12/09/2011, 11:30am EST
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Federal partners crackdown on immigration scams

DHS, DOJ and FTC collaborate with state and local partners in and unprecedented effort. DHS's Alejandro Mayorkas explains how it works.

Tags: Federal Drive , DHS , DoJ , FTC , USCIS , immigration scams

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:44am EDT
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DHS launches e--Verify self-check

Immigrants and other job seekers in five states and the District of Columbia with questions about their eligibility to work in the United States can now use a government database to verify their own status. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas explains how it all works.

Tags: Federal Drive , USCIS , DHS , eVerify ,

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:38am EDT
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DHS expands E-verify employment checks

The E-Verify program is expanding to include U.S. passports and passport cards for employment verification.

Tags: Janet Napolitano , USCIS , E-verify , technology , immigration , employment verification , Jolie Lee , management

Thursday - 11/11/2010, 02:30pm EST

Oversight insight: Senate Judiciary Committee examines CIS

Your agency's oversight by Congress can cause heartburn for the leadership of the organization.

Tags: In Depth , management , Congress , Immigration reform , Senate Judiciary Committee , Patrick Leahy , Orrin Hatch , Citizenship and Immigration Services

Tuesday - 05/11/2010, 07:10pm EDT

Website rebuild at US Citizenship and Immigration Services results in conspicuous transparency

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has rebuilt its website in an extreme online makeover to streamline business at the agency. Text messaging, e-mail and cell-phone tools have been added in the hopes that wait times can be cut.

Tags: USCIS , technology , transparency , website improvements

Tuesday - 09/22/2009, 12:23pm EDT
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