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USCIS Expands Unannounced Site Visits for H-1B and F-1 Workers
Effective January 17, 2025, DHS strengthened FDNS authority for surprise site visits of H-1B and F-1 (OPT/STEM OPT) cases. Officers can inspect listed work locations, interview staff, and review records.…
Ghostwriting and Fake Degrees Shake Canada’s Hong Kong Immigration
Fraudulent degrees, ghostwritten essays and plagiarism have led to misrepresentation refusals in Canada’s Hong Kong immigration stream. Courts…
Ukrainians in Canada Still in Limbo More Than Three Years On
IRCC extended CUAET extensions until March 31, 2026 for arrivals up to March 31, 2024, but passport backlogs…
Global Workforce Is a Reality: Jaishankar’s View on the H-1B Row
Effective September 21, 2025, the US will charge $100,000 for each new H-1B filing, excluding renewals. India’s S.…
Ogden Police Have No Authority to Enforce Federal Immigration Law
Ogden Police do not enforce federal immigration law or ask immigration-status questions; Weber County Jail’s 287(g) agreement allows…
79-year-old California car wash owner files $50 million civil rights claim
After a September 2025 Van Nuys raid, 79-year-old Rafie Ollah Shouhed filed a $50 million civil rights claim…
Record 14 Million Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S.; Status Elusive
Pew’s analysis finds a record 14 million undocumented immigrants in 2023, up 3.5 million since 2021. Many have…
Dutch asylum seeker open days canceled amid recent violent protests
Police advised asylum seeker centres in Hoofddorp and Amsterdam to cancel September 27 open days due to recent…
ICE releases Ohio hospital chaplain as detention remains unclear
After asylum revocation on June 3, 2025, Ayman Soliman was detained by ICE on July 9 and held…
Swedish Inquiry Proposes Revoking 100,000 Permanent Residence Permits
A September 2025 inquiry proposes revoking permanent residence for 98,000–180,000 mainly asylum-related cases, with individual reviews starting under…