[link removed] Share ([link removed])
[link removed] https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fcis%2Fnew-from-the-center-for-immigration-studies-9120 Tweet ([link removed] https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fcis%2Fnew-from-the-center-for-immigration-studies-9120)
[link removed] Forward ([link removed])
What's Happening at the Center
Our interactive map chronicling all of the sanctuary jurisdictions in the United States has been updated and is available here ([link removed]) . These jurisdictions are the cities, counties, and states that have implemented laws, ordinances, regulations, resolutions, policies, or other practices that obstruct immigration enforcement and shield criminals from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — either by refusing to or prohibiting agencies from complying with detainers, imposing unreasonable conditions on detainer acceptance, denying access to interview incarcerated aliens, or otherwise impeding communication or information exchanges between ICE personnel or other federal immigration officers.
Commentary
“Drugs Not Diapers: With Migrant Numbers Down Border Patrol Able to Seize Illicit Narcotics” ([link removed])
By Andrew R. Arthur
Washington Times, August 26, 2020

Excerpt: Although border apprehensions are creeping up again, the number remains lower than last year, and the change in demographics of those apprehended -- from families and children to single adults -- frees Border Patrol to focus on its other primary missions: preventing drugs and those posing a danger to this country from entering communities within the United States.

Featured Posts
The Curious Case of Alexander Yuk Ching Ma: A multi-agency failure, including the naturalization vetting process ([link removed])
By Dan Cadman
The DOJ last week announced the arrest of longtime naturalized citizen and former CIA officer Alexander Yuk Ching Ma on charges of spying for the People's Republic of China.

Border Patrol Seizes Drugs, Weapons in California: Fentanyl and semi-autos and a stun gun, oh my! Plus, a panga with tons of meth ([link removed])
By Andrew R. Arthur
Last Thursday, Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 Checkpoint near Salton, Calif., stopped a Honda CRV after a K-9 alert. That is one good doggy — he or she hit the jackpot, as agents discovered weapons, drugs, and two suspects (one with active warrants — and not for your garden-variety offenses).

Will We See a 'Biden Effect' at the Border? ([link removed])
By Todd Bensman
In the mirror image of 2017's "Trump Effect", when illegal crossings plummeted with the arrival of a new administration promising a border crackdown, could we see a "Biden Effect" if there's a new administration next year, with a surge in crossings by migrants expecting weaker enforcement?

Major, Years-Long H-1B Fraud Operation in Virginia Broken up by the Feds ([link removed])
By David North
A large-scale, at least five-years-long, H-1B fraud conspiracy in Northern Virginia has been broken up by federal officials who said on August 20 that a six-count indictment has been handed down against Ashish Sawhney, a green-card holding Indian national.
More Blog Posts
* Marriage-Related Immigration Fraud: Canada Has Done Something About it ([link removed])
* Unlikely Sources Confirm Wage Suppression in the H-1B Program ([link removed])
* USCIS on Those Massive Staff Furloughs: "Never Mind" ([link removed])
* Virus Restrictions Slowed SoCal Border Entries to a Crawl: Check your gas before heading to the port, and heed some useful pro tips ([link removed])
* Out of Yemen, a Reminder of What May Happen Without 'Extreme Vetting' and 'Travel Ban' Policies ([link removed])
* CBP Stops Elaborate Fraudulent Employment Scheme to Deprive American Workers of Jobs: So complicated, I can't figure out exactly what it was, who did it, or really even why ([link removed])
* Third Circuit: Pandemic Does Not Trump Government's Rights in Immigration Release Cases ([link removed])
* The Income Penalty for Immigrants with College Degrees:'Skilled' recent arrivals earn less than comparably educated Americans ([link removed])

Donate ([link removed])

============================================================
** Facebook ([link removed])
** [link removed] ([link removed])
** Google Plus ([link removed])
** LinkedIn ([link removed])
** RSS ([link removed])
Copyright © 2020 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved.

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences ([link removed])
or ** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
.

** View this e-mail in your browser. ([link removed])