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Siskind's Immigration Bulletin
August 17, 2011

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1. Openers

2. ABCs of Immigration Law: K-3 and K-4 Visas

3. Ask Visalaw.com

4. Border and Enforcement News

- U.S. and Mexico Resume Migrant Repatriation Flights

- DHS: Backlog Records of 1.6 Million Foreigners Has Been Cut by Half

- FBI Upgrades Database to More Quickly Deport Violent Immigrants

- Drunken Driving, Traffic Crime Deportations Way Up

- Immigration Fines Cost 14 New England Companies

- Four Criminal Immigrants Plead Guilty to Bribing ICE Employee

5. News from the Courts

- Judge Tosses Class Action Lawsuit Over Bungled Green Card Lottery

- Indiana Won’t Appeal Court Ruling Freezing New Immigration Law

- Utah Attorneys Defend Immigration Enforcement Law

6. News Bytes

- USCIS Announces End of Parole Program in Moscow

- Agreements Reached Between the U.S. and the Russian Federation

- CIS Ombudsman Issues Recommendations for Deferred Action

- New US Visa Restrictions Placed on Iran

- Suit Asks to Stop Usage of DOMA Against Married Same-Sex Couples

- Visa Delays Imperil Iraqis Who Helped U.S.

- CA Rep. Seeks to End Diversity Visas

- Border Fences Said to be Threaten Wildlife

- More Mexicans Fleeing the Drug War Seek U.S. Asylum

- Residency Proof for Immigrant Licenses

- MA Gov. Backs Illegally Present Immigrants on Tuition

- WA Cancels License of Journalist Who Disclosed Illegal Presence

- Rep. Luis Gutiérrez Arrested in Dream Act and Immigration Protest

- California Enacts Law Letting Immigrants Pay In-State Tuition

7. Washington Watch
- Democrats Accuse Rep. Smith of Hypocrisy

- Mayor of Lewiston, Maine Testifies on Immigrants’ Impact

- House Unanimously Amends Immigration and Nationality Act

- House Passes H-1C Bill

8. Notes From the Visalaw.com Blogs

9. State Department Visa Bulletin: August 2011

10. USCIS Rolls Out Initiatives Designed to Promote Startup Businesses

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