New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 8/23/21

Report
Refugee Resettlement Fraud in the Program for U.S.-Affiliated Iraqis
A repeat scenario with Afghan nationals?
By Nayla Rush
CIS Report, August 19, 2021
Excerpt: The P-2 program for Iraqis was suspended earlier this year because of widespread fraud, raising doubts about the integrity of this program for Afghans (who were only recently designated for P-2 admissions) weeks before the collapse of the U.S.-backed Kabul government.

Podcast
Reflections of a Veteran of Past Immigration Battles
Moderator: Mark Krikorian
Guest: George Fishman
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 17, August 19, 2021

Featured Blog Posts
Judge Blocks Termination of ‘Remain in Mexico’
By Andrew R. Arthur
If Judge Kacsmaryk’s order stands (and it should), the days of “catch, release, and disperse into the interior of the United States” at the Southwest border are numbered. And the migrant surge there will subside, because if they cannot be free in the United States, few migrants will make the trip to begin with.

Europe’s Latest Terrorism Threat Report: Violent jihadists who killed and plotted in 2020 illegally crossed borders first; distant terror-travel warning bells for an out-of-control U.S. border
By Todd Bensman
The latest European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2021 (TESAT) from Europol might just have something to say worth hearing about American border security.

Limits on Afghan Refugees Mean Little Given Our Open Southern Border
By Todd Bensman
Human smuggling bridges connect Afghanistan and all of the surrounding nations to a U.S. southern border that all know is wide open and vulnerable — and that can carry malevolent actors alongside benign ones.

DHS Goes to Great Lengths to Open the Doors Wider to Small Groups
By David North
While it took the Trump administration about three and a half years to start small-scale, detailed changes in immigration policy, the Biden administration is at it full bore within six months of Inauguration Day.

More Blog Posts

Andrew Arthur, the Center's Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, discusses vetting Afghan refugees.

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