Tag Archive: ACIP

U.S. Permanent Residence and Vaccination Requirements

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires that applicants for immigrant visas and adjustment of status receive all routine vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for U.S. domestic population. Accordingly, on November 13, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted specific vaccination criteria that would be required for [...]

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AILA, NILC, and ACIP Protest on Implementing E-Verify

Echoing strong resentments, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), and the American Council on International Personnel (ACIP) registered their protest with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Privacy Officer, on proposed new system of records that would allow USCIS and ICE to data mine E-Verify records for law-enforcement purposes. [...]

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