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1. Openers
2. ABCs of Immigration: J-1 Visas for Graduate Medical Training
4. Border and Enforcement News
- DHS Releases ICE Declined Detainer Outcome Report
- DHS Intelligence Report Indicates Citizenship Likely an Unreliable Indicator of Terrorist Threat to the United States
- Fourth Circuit to Hear Trump Travel Ban Case in May
- Second circuit defers to BIA’s decision in matter of F-P-R to calculate asylum applicant’s “last arrival” in the United States.
- Second Circuit Finds There Is No Constitutional Requirement to Weigh the Proportionality of Removal Against the Grounds for Removability
- AAO Sustains Appeal on a Multinational Manager I-140 Denied by the NSC
6. News Bytes
- USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for 2018 Fiscal Year
- USCIS Announces Further Measures to Detect H-1B Fraud
- USCIS Releases List of Special Instructions for B-1/B-2 Visitors Wanting to Enroll in School
- 700 MSU staff say they won’t help federal immigration officials
- Tech Company Unveils Panic Button App for Immigrants at South By Southwest
- Trump’s immigration crackdown appears to be having an ‘alarming’ effect on public safety
- USCIS Updates Numerous Forms
- House Members Urge the Trump Administration to Stop Targeting Sanctuary Cities
- DOJ Releases Memo Asserting Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement
- Judge Extends Second Travel Ban Block, Trump Administration Appeals
- State Dept. Reminds About Expiration of Two Employment Visa Categories