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Border Patrol set to punish deportees with 'Consequence Delivery System'

To reduce the number of aliens slipping into the U.S. multiple times, the U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment.

Will BRAIN Act create or drain American jobs?

Congress is considering legislation to streamline the immigration process for highly skilled foreigners. The latest — and some insiders say, the most likely to pass — is Rep. Tim Griffin's BRAIN Act, short for Bringing and Retaining Accomplished Innovators for the Nation, which would increase Green Card opportunities to foreign graduates in the U.S. with advanced degrees.

Federal immigration enforcement is mandatory, new memo says

Two years after the Secure Communities immigration enforcement program was implemented, federal officials determined that choices available to local law enforcement agencies that wished to decline or limit their participation would be "streamlined" or "eliminated," making the information-sharing program mandatory, according to a memo recently made public.

DHS's immigration enforcement claims not supported by own data

In May 2010, the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, a watchdog organization, requested case-by-case data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding apprehensions, detentions and deportations from FY 2005 to the present. Almost two years later, ICE has finally released data for FY2005 that is massively discrepant with past reports.

Michigan governor woos educated immigrants to refill depopulated Michigan

While many Republican governors are focusing on removing illegal immigrants, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has assigned agencies to woo educated immigrants to the only state that lost population in the 2010 U.S. census. Snyder, a Republican who calls himself the most pro-immigration governor in the country, believes that well-educated, skilled foreigners crucial to building Michigan’s economy.

EB-5 investment-based green card program booms but requires Congressional reauthorization

The 20-year-old federal program referred to as EB-5 has become a lifeline for economic development in recent years, raising hundreds of millions of dollars for film studios, hotels and even redevelopment of the Brooklyn, NY Navy Yards. Under EB-5, foreigners who invest at least $500,000 get two-year visas for themselves, their spouses and their children. The visas can become green cards if the investment produces at least 10 jobs in areas of high unemployment.

Baltimore mayor looks to immigrants to stem population decline

At her inauguration, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake set the goal of increasing the city's population by 22,000 people — 3.5 percent — in 10 years. Drawing native-born people back from the suburbs and working to retain current residents will help stem the population decline but cannot alone provide the number required to meet that goal, experts say.

USCIS provides Q&A on proposal to change the process for certain waivers of unlawful presence in the U.S

he news has been full of reports about a new policy just announced by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) relating to the filing of unlawful presence waivers in the U.S. To help potential immigrants and their families to separate hype from fact, USCIS has just published a Q&A that clarifies exactly who the new policy may apply to, and when it is likely to take effect.

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