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Oregon Firefighter Arrested by Border Agents While on Track for U Visa Status
Border agents arrested two men, including an Oregon firefighter with a pending U visa, at the Bear Gulch Fire on…
H-1B Traveler Confirmed: Abu Dhabi Pre-Clearance Asked for Live Microsoft 365 Access
A traveler at Abu Dhabi pre-clearance reportedly showed Microsoft 365 account access to a CBP officer and was cleared. CBP…
H-1B Workers: Economic Keystone, Not Job Stealers or Burden
With about 442,000 H-1B workers in 2025, the program supports innovation and local spending but faces criticism for wage suppression…
Two Spokane Immigrants Seek Asylum Self-Deport After Detention
After months in a Tacoma detention center, two Spokane asylum seekers self‑deported in June 2025, sparking major protests. Advocates blame…
Australia Emerges as New Hub for Sri Lankan Aircraft Maintenance Training
Launching in 2025, the pathway offers 6 months foundation study in Sri Lanka, then the 11064NAT Diploma Mechanical TB1 in…
Katrina at 20: Long-Term Impacts on Immigrant Communities and Displacement
Twenty years after Katrina, New Orleans is about 100,000 people smaller and more demographically shifted. Immigrant workers powered reconstruction but…
Stars, Stripes and Sweet Martha’s: 30 Immigrants Become U.S. Citizens at Minnesota State Fair
Thirty immigrants from 23 countries were naturalized at the Minnesota State Fair on August 25, 2025, receiving certificates, voter registration…
Rohingya Refugees in India: Captivity at Sea and Deportations Reach Crisis Point
Reports from May 2025 allege Indian authorities forcibly expelled Rohingya—including at-sea pushbacks from the Andaman Islands—and removed others to Bangladesh…