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Portugal Golden Visa: Citizenship Timeline Extends to 10 Years
Portugal raised the residency requirement for most citizenship applicants from five to ten years, with a seven-year exception for CPLP…
Green Card Holder Denied U.S. Reentry After Past Arrests
CBP increasingly screens returning green card holders as arriving aliens, leading to more reentry denials for past convictions, fraud, or…
ICE Claims Phoenix Immigrant Rammed Agent’s Vehicle; Witnesses Dispute
A traffic stop in Avondale on October 22, 2025, escalated into a five-hour standoff after a disputed collision involving William…
US OPT Students Face Tax Changes, FICA Exemption on the Line
Two pending bills—the OPT Fair Tax Act and Dignity Act of 2025—would end FICA exemption for OPT, making employees and…
ACE and Higher Ed Warn H-1B Reforms Threaten U.S. Competitiveness
Effective September 21, 2025, a $100,000 fee applies to most new abroad-filed H-1B petitions. Higher education groups warn it will…
MD Activists Urge End to Avelo Contract Over Deportation Flights
Activists and lawmakers urge Maryland to sever ties with Avelo over a $150 million ICE deportation contract. Avelo began flights…
Trump Crackdown Drives Border Apprehensions to Lowest Since 1970
FY2025 saw 238,000 Southern border apprehensions—the lowest since 1970—with steep monthly declines in mid-2025. Biden-era asylum tightening in 2024 and…
The 2026 Immigration Dilemma for Democrats: Security Meets Reform
Record encounters and a June 2024 cap of 2,500 daily entries plus rising deportations have split Democrats between stronger enforcement…