| Alien Rights to Health Care |
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| The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) affected the eligibility of aliens for United States federal public benefits, including health care benefits and eligibility for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Title IV of PRWORA noted the compelling government interest in removing incentives for illegal immigration, one of which was public benefits. More... |
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| Nonimmigrants - Visa Waiver Program |
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| The Department of State (DOS) administers the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which allows certain citizens from designated countries to make temporary visits to the United States without obtaining visas.
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| Immigrants - Diversity Visa Program |
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| Every year, the United States Department of State (DOS) holds a lottery in which random selection is used to provide immigrant visas to people who are natives of certain countries or whose parent was born in one of those countries. Immigrants selected in the diversity lottery are given the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the U.S. More... |
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| Powers and Duties of the Attorney General |
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| Section 103 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) discusses the powers and duties that the United States Attorney General has with respect to immigration in this country. In general, the Attorney General has overall responsibility for enforcing the provisions of the INA. The Attorney General supervises all employees of the United States Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS, formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service). He or she may establish regulations, may require USCIS or Department of Justice employees to carry out instructions, and may appoint any number of agents deemed necessary to protect the nation's borders. More... |
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| Nonimmigrants - Commercial Truck Drivers |
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| Alien travelers wishing to enter the United States on a temporary basis must obtain visas, which entitle them to present themselves at an U.S. port-of-entry and to request admission to the country. If they are transporting cargo in the stream of international commerce, commercial truck drivers may be eligible for a travel visa for a business traveler, known as a B-1 visa.
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