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Diversity Visa Winners Win Limited Court Ruling Against June 2025 Travel Ban
A June 2025 travel ban blocks immigrant visas for 19 countries, reducing DV-2025 allocations to 52,000. By August 21, 2025…
CT Immigration Advocates Sound Alarm After Surge in ICE Raids
From January 20 to mid‑June 2025, ICE arrested 247 people in Connecticut—more than double 2024 totals. A late‑May push for…
Thai woman held at Lucknow airport with three forged passports
Thai national Thongphun Chayapha was detained at Lucknow airport on August 21, 2025, after re-entering India July 31, 2025, with…
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Fuels Checkpoints and Fear in Washington State
Trump’s April 10, 2025 funding threat targets sanctuary jurisdictions while Washington’s Keep Washington Working Act limits cooperation with ICE/CBP. Expanded…
Mother of ICE Detainee Prays for ‘Miracle’ as East Oakland Neighbors Reel
A pre-dawn ICE raid on August 12, 2025, in East Oakland detained at least six people, including a 17-year-old and…
Dutch Court Rejects Transgender U.S. Asylum Seeker Citing Insufficient Threat
A Dutch court ruled August 21, 2025, that Veronica Clifford Carlos did not meet the individualized standard required to overcome…
Canada Announces Express Entry Lottery Results Inviting Foreign Workers
IRCC’s August 19, 2025 Express Entry draw issued 2,500 ITAs for 37 healthcare and social services occupations at CRS 470,…
Why Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program Fails Families in 2025
On July 28, 2025 IRCC issued 17,860 ITAs from the 2020 interest pool, targeting 10,000 complete applications. Sponsors must submit…