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FWVP Performance Statistics and Potential Changes to Parole Policy in the Future

In this article, we will examine several issues relating to the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program (FWVP).

USCIS to Transfer Certain H1B Extension of Stay-Related Petitions from NSC to CSC

On June 1, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it will transfer a selection of the following pending H1B-related extension of stay petitions from the Nebraska Service Center to the California Service Center.

President Trump Weighing Whether to End DACA

On August 24, 2017, Jonathan Swain of Axios reported that President Donald Trump is giving strong consideration to ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Supreme Court Stays Ninth Circuit Decision Limiting Scope of Suspension of Refugee Travel of "Travel Ban"

The Supreme Court of the United States stayed a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding the injunction against the implementation of parts of President Donald Trump's Executive Order 13780, colloquially known as the "travel ban."

Updates on Status of MAVNI Program

On December 2, 2016, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) received notice from the United States Department of Defense (DOD) that the DOD would not accept applications for benefits under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program for fiscal year (FY) 2017.

CBP to Employ Facial Recognition Biometric Exit Technology in Limited Trial at Washington Dulles International Airport

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will deploy "facial recognition biometric exit technology for one daily flight from the United States to Dubai."

AG Sessions Appoints James McHenry as Acting Director of EOIR

On May 30, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions selected James McHenry as the new acting Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). McHenry will replace Juan P. Osuna, who has served as Director of EOIR since 2011.

President Trump's FY-2018 Budget Proposal for Immigration-Related Functions of DHS

On May 23, 2017, President Donald Trump submitted his fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget proposal to Congress. The budget proposal includes the Trump Administration's funding requests for the federal government.

Juan P. Osuna (Director of EOIR) to Leave EOIR at End of May 2017

The Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Juan P. Osuna, confirmed that he will leave his post as Director of EOIR at the end of May (see 94 No. 21 Interpreter Releases Art. 1 (May 22, 2017)). Osuna has been Director of EOIR since May of 2011.

Statements From President Trump and Others on the Rescission of DACA

On September 5, 2017, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, issued a memorandum rescinding the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) memorandum, but also providing for a six-month wind-down of DACA.

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