Oliver Mercer
A Fair, Sustainable Path for Canada’s International Students
Canada will cap study permits at 437,000 in 2025 (10% cut), now covering graduate students. Provinces will use…
Delta Flight Attendant Accidentally Deploys Emergency Slide at Airport
On October 25, 2025, a Delta A220 at Pittsburgh accidentally deployed an emergency slide after a door was…
UK Wasted Billions on Asylum Accommodation, MPs Say in Report
A Commons committee found asylum hotel contract costs tripled to £15.3bn due to flawed deals and poor oversight,…
Canada Express Entry: 1,000 CEC ITAs with CRS 533 – Oct 28, 2025
IRCC’s October 28, 2025 Express Entry CEC draw (round 375) issued 1,000 ITAs at a CRS cutoff of…
Woman Deported After Reporting Sexual Harassment by ICE Contractor
After reporting alleged sexual harassment by a BI Incorporated case specialist, Silvia Reyna Mendoza was deported to Mexico…
Latino ICE Arrests Have Surged Since January, New Data Show
From January 20, 2025, ICE carried out roughly 15,000 street arrests of noncriminal immigrants—7,000 in June—with 90% Latino.…
Top Universities and Chamber Challenge $100,000 H-1B Fee in Court
Proclamation 10973 adds a $100,000 fee to new H-1B petitions filed from Sept. 21, 2025. AAU and the…
Mass Deportations Imperil Restaurant Industry, UC Berkeley Report
UC Berkeley and One Fair Wage report (Oct 28, 2025) finds 1.7 million foreign-born workers left since March,…
Canada Unveils 2025 Immigration Plan to Attract Skilled Workers
Canada’s 2025 plan caps permanent residents at 395,000 and targets skilled tech, science, and innovation workers. It promises…
ICE Uses IND’s International Arrivals Building Up to Three Times Weekly
ICE operates a secured facility in Indianapolis International Airport’s International Arrivals Building up to three times weekly, separate…
Rs 60 Lakh, Broken Dreams: Haryana Families Gripped by US Deportations
By October 2025, 50 of roughly 54 Indians deported from the U.S. came from Haryana, many aged 25–40,…
Federal ruling doesn’t stop Washington judges from denying bonds
A federal October 2025 ruling in Tacoma allowed some detainees to request bond, but ICE’s July memo and…
Northeast Ohio Faces Hiring Crunch as $100,000 H-1B Fee Bites Talent
Starting September 21, 2025, a $100,000 fee will apply to new H‑1B petitions filed from abroad, prompting Northeast…
Immigration Dominates Dutch Election Campaign, Shaping Policy Debates
Geert Wilders and the PVV have made immigration the focus of the October 29, 2025 Dutch election, polling…
10 Key Factors That Could Jeopardize Your Canadian PGWP Application
The PGWP is essential but strict; by October 2025 refusals sometimes exceeded 20%, often for avoidable documentation, status,…