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2025 I-864 Poverty Guidelines: Income Requirements and Asset Options
Effective March 1, 2025, the Poverty Guidelines raise income floors for Form I-864 sponsors: 125% of the Federal…
2025 Poverty Guidelines for Form I-864: Thresholds and Obligations
USCIS adopted the 2025 Poverty Guidelines for Form I-864; most sponsors need 125% of the guideline while active-duty…
American Airlines Expands Boston Service with 3x Daily BOS-BUF Flight
American Airlines adds a three-times-daily Boston–Buffalo summer 2025 route and expands winter flights to Florida. Regional service out…
SpaceX Starship Advances: 2026 Safe Flights Over US Towns
SpaceX plans to seek FAA approval for limited overland Starship flights after demonstrating consistent safety with Version 3,…
Lufthansa Cancels 10 Flights Across FRA, BER, MUC; Check Plans
A September 20–21 cyberattack on Collins Aerospace’s MUSE forced manual check‑in across Europe, creating long delays and at…
Who Is Narciso Barranco? Father of Three Marines Faces Deportation
Narciso Barranco, detained June 21, 2025 in Santa Ana, was released on $3,000 bond after 24 days. His…
Revanth Reddy: H-1B Fee Hike Totally Unacceptable Amid $100K Levy
A presidential proclamation imposes a $100,000 annual fee on new H-1B petitions from abroad effective September 21, 2025,…
Chicago Street Vendors Vanish Amid ICE Surge, Signaling Cultural Risk
Operation Midway Blitz began in September 2025, deploying hundreds of federal agents in Chicago and prompting immigrant communities…
Tiwari Slams Modi Over $100,000 H-1B Fee Rise and Policy Clarity
An executive order imposes a $100,000 annual fee on all new H-1B petitions from September 21, 2025. India’s…
LA Launches Initiative to Monitor and Film Immigration Enforcement
In mid-2025 Los Angeles instituted a monitoring program requiring City and Port Police to film ICE operations after…
Musk’s H-1B Shift: From U.S. Strength to “Broken Program” Flip-Flop
The administration imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions (Sept 19, 2025) and enforced the Jan 17,…
MEA Urges U.S. to Reconsider H-1B Rules, Warns of Family Impacts
India’s MEA urged consultations after U.S. proposed H‑1B rules — including a $100,000 payment — warning of family…
Who Must Pay the $100K H-1B Fee? Detailed Applicability Table
A proclamation signed Sep 18, 2025 institutes a $100,000 annual fee per H-1B worker applicable to all petitions…
Banks Proposes American Tech Workforce Act to Raise H-1B Wages
Sen. Jim Banks’ American Tech Workforce Act (Sept. 17, 2025) would raise H‑1B wages to at least $110,000,…
L1B vs H-1B: Key differences in purpose, eligibility, and duration
L1B moves company employees with specialized knowledge to U.S. affiliates without a cap; H-1B fills degree-based specialty jobs…