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H-1B U-Turn: What the Talent Shift Means for U.S. Employers
A new one-time $100,000 registration fee for H-1B petitions after September 21, 2025, signals a policy shift likely to favor large employers, pressure startups and universities, and push international students…
Trump Rolls Back Food Tariffs as Inflation Fears Persist
Trump ordered a November 13, 2025, rollback of tariffs on several imported foods to relieve grocery-price pressures after…
Trump Cuts 10% Tariffs, Yet Brazil Faces 40% Coffee and Beef Surcharge
A 10% reciprocal tariff on Brazilian farm imports was rescinded effective Nov. 13, 2025, reducing duties to 40%,…
Chicago Officials Push Back on DHS Credit for Crime Decline
In 2025 Chicago recorded steep crime declines—33% fewer homicides early in the year and wide drops in shootings…
Bill to Ban Local Police Cooperation with ICE Gains Key New Support
On November 14, 2025 Delegate Nicole Williams plans to refile the Maryland Values Act to ban county 287(g)…
Trump Plan Tightens Green Card Access for Ban-Country Immigrants
A DHS draft would instruct officers to treat birth in 19 flagged countries as a heavy negative for…
New York Bishops Denounce Family Deportations, Urge Humane Reform
(New York) New York bishops issued a rare joint statement on November 13, 2025, denouncing what they called…
Canada 2025 Budget Reduces Immigration Targets Across Perm Temp
The 2025 Canadian budget lowers immigration targets: permanent admissions capped (395,000 in 2025), temporary residents slashed, and international…
Feds Expand Terrorism Charges in July Texas ICE Detention Shooting
Federal prosecutors indicted nine alleged antifa operatives on November 13, 2025, over the July 4 attack outside Prairieland…
Hampton Roads Immigration Detentions Surge Highlights Data Gaps
In 2025 Hampton Roads experienced a sharp increase in ICE detainers (about 400 through July, up 180% from…