US Corporate Immigration Under Strain: Policy Hurdles and Enforcement
2025 brought stricter enforcement and new rules—OBBBA and mandatory registration—raising RFEs, site visits, and delays for H-1B, PERM,…
Articles by & updated by Robert Pyne
Bahamas Blocks Haitians from U.S. Visa Interviews Amid Shifts
Bahamian authorities refuse entry to Haitians seeking U.S. visa interviews, clashing with a Sept 6, 2025 State Department…
Berkeley Lab Postdoc Immigration Risks Amid Federal Espionage Fears
A Berkeley Lab postdoc’s J-1 renewal entered Administrative Processing after requests about funding and Chinese collaborations. Despite the…
USCIS Destruction of OPT EAD Card Before Delivery Raises Alarm
A 2025 USCIS processing error printed a July 15 start date on an EAD despite August 13 OPT…
New 2025 EAD Fees for Asylum Seekers: What Could Cost Your Renewal
USCIS now charges $550 for initial asylum-related EADs from July 22, 2025; renewals cost $745 online. Applications without…
USCIS Officers to Become ICE-Like Agents Under New Rule
A September 5, 2025 final rule lets selected USCIS officers issue detainers, arrest individuals, and execute removal orders…
DHS Overhauls School and Student Forms for 2025–2026 Reporting
Federal proposals would expand Form I-17 and I-20 data fields and require five years of disaggregated IPEDS admissions…
JFS Norwich Expands Immigration Support Across Eastern Connecticut
JFS of Norwich’s 2025 expansion creates a downtown hub providing legal aid (I-485, I-131, I-90, I-765, I-589, DACA),…
Nepal DV Lottery Cutoffs in October 2025: October vs September
DV-2026 began October 2025 with Nepal’s cutoff reset to 6,000 (Asia 10,000), not a loss but a standard…