Karisma Kapoor Refused Portuguese Citizenship for Her and Kids
Karisma Kapoor declined Portuguese citizenship to keep Indian passports for her and her children; that refusal is central…
Articles by & updated by Jim Grey
D.C. Child Care Workers Go Underground Amid ICE Crackdown
A mid-2025 ICE enforcement surge in D.C., where immigrants comprise about 40% of child care workers, is causing…
UK student visa applications surge in summer 2025, contradicting slump
Early 2025 saw a sharp rise in UK student visa applications—April filings up 54% and January–May nearly 76,400…
EB-5 Grandfathering Deadline and CSPA Age-Out: A 2-for-1 Update
USCIS set an EB-5 grandfathering cutoff of September 30, 2026 and reverted CSPA age calculations to Final Action…
Continuous Vetting for Visa Holders: What Employers Need to Know
Beginning August 21, 2025, continuous vetting subjects roughly 55 million visa holders to real‑time monitoring using law enforcement,…
Irish Citizenship by Descent via Foreign Birth Registration: A Popular Path
As of September 11, 2025, FBR remains the primary route to Irish citizenship for those with an Irish-born…
ICE Says Chicago Operation Targets Worst Criminals, Advocates Dispute
Operation Midway Blitz began September 8, 2025, as a 30-day ICE surge in Chicago targeting violent offenders. ICE…
Delayed Departure of Detained Korean Workers Tests U.S.–Korea Ties
Homeland Security detained 475 workers at a Hyundai-LG Georgia battery site on Sept. 4, 2025; over 300 were…
Ramon Airport Attack Labeled a Small Tactical Win, Retaliation Looms
A Houthi drone hit Ramon Airport on September 7, 2025, injuring eight and halting flights. Israel admitted a…