US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised the Employment Authorization Document (EAD), Form I-766, to incorporate additional fraud-prevention measures. USCIS started issuing the new cards on 11 May. »Read more about the revised employment authorization document
USCIS Redesigns Green Card
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has redesigned the Permanent Resident Card to incorporate enhanced security features. The new design also marks the card’s return to the color green (in recent years, “Green Cards” have been white, pink or multi-colored).
Travel Warning Issued for Mexico
On 14 March 2010, the US Department of State issued a Travel Warning for Mexico due to the security situation in that country.
Haiti Earthquake Relief
The Center for International Education is coordinating Berea College’s fundraising effort to provide relief to Haiti following the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince. Donations may be made at the CIE, 205 Woods-Penniman, during regular office hours. Funds collected will be donated to Partners in Health, an anthropologically-informed, locally-rooted organization that has been working in Haiti since 1987.