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Russia Plans Deport Ukrainians to Siberia Under a Development Program
Moscow’s $8.65 billion Siberian Development Program is presented as development but is accused of enabling demographic engineering in occupied Ukrainian…
HRW Report: Venezuelan Migrants in El Salvador Face Torture
A joint report says about 252 Venezuelans deported in early 2025 were sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison and suffered…
Indian man loses $15K over illegal Alberta immigration contract
A court found a private deal with an Alberta immigration fixer illegal and denied refund of $15,000 because both parties…
Advocacy Groups Struggle as Immigration Detentions Leave Gaps in Aid
Rising immigration detentions are overwhelming community nonprofits and legal clinics, causing longer waits, reduced representation, increased trauma, and urgent need…
Florida School Enrollment Drops Over Fear of Immigration Arrests
After a January 2025 reversal removing school protections, Florida districts saw tens of thousands of students withdraw, hitting ELL/ESOL programs…
OPT Restrictions Move Forward: H.R. 2315 Aims to End OPT
DHS is drafting rules that may curtail or end F-1 OPT and STEM-OPT, with a proposal expected by late 2025…
Future of OPT: International Students and U.S. Universities Must Do
OPT and its STEM-OPT extension face possible elimination or restriction via H.R. 2315 and DHS rulemaking. Ending FICA exemptions could…
Will H-1B Change of Status Backlog Hit After November 2025 Shutdown?
The DOL pause on LCAs during the November 2025 shutdown created a stacked queue when processing resumed, feeding a surge…