1. Openers

2. ABC's of Immigration Law: P Visas for Athletes and Entertainers

3. Ask Visalaw.com

4. Border and Enforcement News

- Ice Offers Relief to Libyan Students in U.S.

- Corruption a Problem at Customs and Border Protection, Agency Head Says

- Study: Foreign Visitors with Expired Visas Pose Potential Terrorist Threat

- Obama Admin. Extends National Guard Deployment at Southwest Border

- ICE Director Signals Shift in Deportation Policy

- ICE Auditing Company Hiring Records for Violations

- ICE Acknowledges Detaining U.S. Citizen in Miami-Dade

- Justice Department Accuses Smithfield Unit of Immigrant Bias

- U.S. Some non-Mariel Cubans Can be Deported

- ‘Notario público’ Scam Artists Continue to Target Immigrant Community

- U.S.: Israel Included in Terror Watch List by Mistake

5. News from the Courts     

-Court Rejects Sex Bias Claim on Citizenship Rule

-Judge Blocks Parts of Indiana Immigration Law

-Judge Blocks Parts of GA. Immigration Law

-Mexican National Wins Social Group Status

6. News Bytes         

-New Effort to Protect Immigrants from Tricks

-ALA. Governor Signs Tough Immigration Law

-Latest LDS Statement on Undocumented Immigration is Murky

-Obama to Speak to Annual Conference of Hispanic Civil Rights Group

-Texas Immigration Bill Approved by Senate

-LA. Passes Bills Requiring Employers to Check Immigration Status

-NY Can’t Opt Out of Fingerprint Sharing With Feds: Officials

-Huntsman Takes Cue from McCain on Immigration

-Governor Haley Signs Controversial Immigration Bill

-Board Sets Favorable Precedent for Children of Fiancées (K-2 Visa Holders)

-Country Moves Toward E-Verify System

-Count of Pearce Recall Signatures Tops Requirement

-Celebrating America’s Birthday by Welcoming More than 24,000 New Citizens

-No Visa Processing in Yemen

-Texas Senator Backs H-1B Staffing Firms

-Southern Baptist Leader Wants DREAM Act for Immigrants’ Children

-New I-9 Central Website Aggregates Information About I-9 Process

-Arpaio’s Office to Pay $200,000 in Profiling Case

-Advocacy Groups Sue to Block Alabama Immigration Law

-Illegally Present Immigrant In-State Tuition Begins in Connecticut

-U.S. Privacy Group Protests Proposed E-Verify Bill

-Border Patrol Rescues 26 Illegally Present Immigrants in Arizona Desert

7. Washington Watch

-Senators Look to Put Immigration Back on the Front Burner

-Bill Would Freeze Obama’s Power to Grant Immigrants Amnesty

-Sen. Durbin Chairs Hearing on DREAM Act Immigration Measure

8. Notes from the Visalaw.com Blogs

9. State Department Visa Bulletin: August 2011