USCIS Opens New Verification Operations Center in Buffalo, N.Y
A new Verification Center has been opened by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Buffalo, New York, exclusively for the verification operations. Major John Farquhar, who represented Buffalo for six years in the U.S. House of Representatives, was given a tribute on this occasion. He migrated from Scotland to U.S. and joined the Union army playing an important role in the civil war before representing Buffalo. He spent his life serving the country and fighting with boldness and courage.
This operation of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services involves immigration status verification that helps in the E-Verify Program and the SAVE Program. A hundred and thirty five employees at the Bank of America building in downtown Buffalo will verify work authorization status for companies using E-Verify. They will also process requests to confirm immigration status using SAVE Programs. There will be a monitoring office as well for checking the proper functioning of the two programs. This is to makes sure that there are no discriminatory practices and also for safeguarding privacy. USCIS has also made sure that this checking is done in a proper manner and according to the rules.
Michael Aytes, who is the USCIS’s acting Deputy Director, also dedicates this proposal to Major John Farquhar for his bravery, heroism and loyalty to the U.S. There has been a dramatic increase in the E-Verify Programs and SAVE Programs in the last three years. This increase has helped in keeping track of employees.
More than 300 agencies, including 175 State agencies, 30 department of motor vehicles ,64 local agencies and 28 Federal agencies have registered for being a part of the SAVE Program. About 6,50,000 places across the nation with 1,70,000 employers are now using E-Verify Program to verify their employees eligibility to work in the U.S.. Hence a number of issues related to employment are solved.