Oliver Mercer
Cotton Introduces Legislation to curb H-1B abuses and cap loopholes
Sen. Tom Cotton’s bills would remove H-1B cap exemptions for universities and non-profits and end the advanced-degree preference,…
Turkish Airlines to launch direct flights to Yerevan, Armenia
Turkish Airlines filed Sept. 29, 2025 to add direct flights to Yerevan but set no start date or…
Dublin Diversions: United Flight Engine Issues Trigger Two U-Turns
UA711 (Boeing 757-200, N17133) returned to Dublin on September 17 after an engine issue and was canceled. A…
Nashville Airport Releases Initial Report on Unprecedented Incident
A September 15, 2025 traffic crisis at Nashville airport resulted from a rideshare surge, overlapping events, a 4…
Angus Reid Poll Finds Canadians More Critical of TFW Program
The Sept. 2025 Angus Reid poll of 1,570 adults finds 52% of Canadians view the TFW program negatively…
NC A&T Launches North Carolina’s First Standalone Aerospace Degree
A&T will launch North Carolina’s first B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering in Fall 2025, emphasizing hands-on training…
Portugal Parliament approves amended immigration law after veto
Portugal approved an amended immigration law on September 30, 2025, creating a two-year family reunification wait (one year…
Immigration Policy 2025: Mixed Outcomes, Security Gains and Debates
The 2025 policy package increases border security, proposes broader expedited removals, and pauses I-485 processing for refugees and…
DACA: No new initial applications processed nationwide in 2025
USCIS will receive but not process new DACA initial applications under a court order as of September 30,…
Trump Sued Over Orwellian National Citizenship Database
Advocates sued to block a proposed national citizenship database centralizing Social Security and immigration data, warning it could…
St. Louis Sees Direct British Airways Flights to London
British Airways now flies nonstop STL–LHR in 2025, about 8–9 hours, with round-trip fares seen in the mid-$500s.…
Canada Launches Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots in 2025
The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots (March 31, 2025) offer caregivers a direct path to permanent residence without…
ICE Arrests 24 in Manitowoc County Tied to Trafficking and Drugs
Federal agents arrested 24 people in Manitowoc County on September 25, 2025, in a multi-agency operation targeting transnational…
Missouri National Guard to Help ICE with Administrative Support
Under a Title 32 order, Missouri will deploy National Guard members to support ICE processing facilities from October…
Trump Admin Seeks Supreme Court Review on Birthright Citizenship Policy
On September 26, 2025 the administration asked the Supreme Court to review a January 20, 2025 executive order…