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Year-End Tax Deductions for International Workers and Students
Before December 31, 2025, confirm tax residency to know whether to file Form 1040 or 1040-NR. Update withholding, max 401(k)…
Global Shopping for Thanksgiving: Tariffs, Duties, and Hidden Costs
Tariffs embedded in import costs are raising prices on Black Friday items. The U.S. $800 de minimis rule limits duties…
USCIS Thanksgiving Week 2025: Closures, Delays, and Key Dates
USCIS closes on Thanksgiving Day (Nov 27, 2025), with normal operations resuming Nov 28. Expect short mail and processing delays.…
Top 5 Thanksgiving Travel Mistakes Immigrants Make and How to Avoid
Travel during Thanksgiving poses special immigration risks: pending applications may be abandoned without Advance Parole, consulate closures (Nov. 27–28, 2025)…
Canada Tightens Study Permits as Indian Applicants Face Rejections
Canada’s 2025 integrity measures—LOA verification, higher living-cost proof ($22,895 CAD), source-of-funds checks and a 437,000 permit cap—spiked rejections for Indian…
Willmar’s Soccer Field Becomes Refuge Amid Heated Immigration Debate
In 2025 Willmar’s varsity boys soccer team has become a refuge for students from immigrant families amid heightened immigration enforcement.…
How Migrants Stall Deportation by Claiming Slavery Abroad (NRM)
Claims of trafficking or modern slavery linked to Libya activate the NRM, halting deportations for a two-stage Home Office review…
Cuban Deportations to Mexico Under Trump: Uncertain Futures
Hundreds of Cubans detained in Florida tent camps since July 2025 face accelerated deportations after humanitarian parole ended in March.…