Immigration Blog

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Des Moines School Superintendent, Illegal Alien, Arrested by ICE

I have a feeling Ian Roberts’s full story will be an indictment of our immigration system, but not the way his supporters contend

Topics: Employment Fraud

Honoring ICE Detainers and the ‘Non-Commandeering’ Canard

Topics: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

BIA: ‘Isolated Incidents of Torture’ Not Sufficient to Support CAT Claim

A good reminder that the burden of proof for Convention Against Torture relief is high

Topics: Asylum

CIS Scholar’s Study of Cultural Persistence Published in Atlantic Economic Journal

Topics: Assimilation and Citizenship

Curious Takeaways from the Latest WaPo/Ipsos Poll

Enforcing our immigration laws is ‘tough’, but voters prefer it to the alternative

Topics: Polls and Surveys, Attrition and Enforcement

CBP Releases Latest Border Numbers

Apprehensions rise slightly, but maybe there’s an explanation

Topics: Current Numbers, Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

DHS Proposes Reform to H-1B Selection Process

Lottery would remain, but higher salaries would mean more chances to win

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

Immigration Judge Orders Mahmoud Khalil Removed

Expect more action to follow — and for the Supreme Court to eventually get district courts back in their proper lane

Topics: The Case of Mahmoud Khalil, Immigration Courts

More on Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Proclamation

Not a conventional fee, but “restriction on entry”

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

Op-ed: A 1996 law prevented migrants from getting welfare — it’s been ignored for 30 years

Topics: Welfare