Siskind’s Immigration Bulletin – August 2019

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1. Openers
2. ABCs of Immigration: Immigrant Visas
3. AskVisalaw.com
4. Border and Enforcement News

• Siskind Summary – The Public Charge Rule
• ICE Starts Immigration Site Visits For Students On STEM OPT
• U.S. Border Agency to Expand Use of Facial Recognition Technology

5. News From the Courts

• Matter of H-G-G-, Adopted Decision on TPS
• Thirteen States File Lawsuit Against DHS Over ‘Public Charge’ Rule

6. News Bytes

• USCIS Expands ‘FIRST’ Digital FOIA System S. Recognizes Extension of Venezuelan Passport Validity
• OMB Concludes Review of EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program ‘Modernization’ Regulation

7. In the News at ABIL

• House Passes Bill to Eliminate Per-Country Cap on Employment-Based Immigrants
• ABIL Global: Australia
• Executives of Staffing Companies Charged With H-1B Visa Fraud
• Don’t Accept Restricted Social Security Cards for I-9 Verification, E-Verify Warns 21

8. Updates from the Visalaw.com Blogs
9. State Department Visa Bulletin: September 2019