Only six permits issued in first year of Ireland’s migrant fisher scheme
The 2024 migrant fisher work permit scheme in Ireland issued six permits by mid-2025. Complex processes, AWS closure…
Construction sector split over work permit salary exemption rules
AB 1034 extends the construction PAGA exemption to January 1, 2038 for unionized employers with CBAs effective before…
More Filipinos in US Face Deportation as Lawmakers Demand Answers
Heightened enforcement in August 2025 threatens roughly 350,000 Filipino Americans (8.5%), with ICE ordered to arrest 1,200–1,500 daily.…
Seafood Industry Warned of Major Risks from UK Visa Overhaul
HC 997, effective 22 July 2025, increases Skilled Worker pay floors to £41,700 general and £33,400 for ISL/TSL,…
State Department Proposes Passport-Scan Requirement for Diversity Visa Lottery
A proposed rule would require valid passports and compliant passport scans (e.g., JPEG under 5 MB) at DV…
Colorado DOC Tightens ICE Cooperation After Two Inmate Arrests
Colorado’s SB 25‑276 (May 23, 2025) mandates judicial warrants for ICE access to protected data, nonpublic facility areas,…
Kuwait Says Nearly 50,000 Citizens Revoked as ‘All Under Review’
Under Decree 116/2024, Kuwait revoked about 50,000 citizenships by August 2025, using DNA and biometric checks. The Supreme…
Haitians’ Hard-Won Stability in Maryland Poultry Plants Now Jeopardized
The termination of humanitarian parole after 2023 threatens roughly 19,000 Haitian workers in Delmarva poultry plants, risking production…
How Trump’s 2025 Deportation Agenda Is Harming U.S. Economic Growth
OBBBA’s July 4, 2025 funding surge empowers a scaled ICE enforcement campaign and June travel bans. Three modeled…
Factories Lose Immigrant Workers, Straining Remaining Shop‑Floor Staff
In 2025, USCIS moved to deny family-based filings without RFEs, the State Department piloted refundable bonds up to…
India added to UK’s ‘deport now, appeal later’ list: what it means
The Home Office expanded s94B in August 2025 to include India among 23 countries, allowing removal before appeal…
Girl Guides of Canada halt all U.S. trips amid Trump-era border rules
From September 1, 2025, Girl Guides of Canada suspend all U.S. travel, rerouting approved trips abroad because of…
Etihad to Operate Four Daily Nonstop Flights Between Abu Dhabi and Karachi from Oct 1, 2025
From October 1, 2025, Etihad increases Abu Dhabi–Karachi to four daily non-stop flights (28 weekly), raising Pakistan capacity…
UCLA Law Professor: Trump’s Immigration Agenda Seeks Power Over Policy
August 10, 2025 Executive Orders increased border personnel, renewed wall plans, expanded interior enforcement, and suspended refugee admissions.…