A review of existing governmental and non-government data on the Migrant Protection Protocols shows that the program has sent back more migrants to Mexico. However, it remains unclear if it has produced the enforcement outcomes that the Trump administration has touted in recent months, showing the need to publish systematic data about the program.

In response to the “Buy American and Hire American” executive order, USCIS has been steadily tightening the H-1B visa program with the intent that U.S. firms will hire U.S. workers. However, the evidence that restrictions will result in more American workers being hired seems to be lacking. Unless the White House changes its approach to the program, the degree of difficulty for companies to hire highly-skilled foreign workers will likely continue.

In this week’s episode, Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón have an in-depth discussion about a slew of recent court decisions in the never-ending stream of immigration litigation in a supersized edition of ‘The Gavel.’

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On December 3, Theresa Cardinal Brown was featured on NPR’s 1A podcast to discuss the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement sting at a fake university in Michigan. Brown discusses the propriety of the operation and its implications within the larger context of immigration enforcement and the challenges facing foreign students in the United States.