F-1 OPT Travelers to India Face Re-Entry Anxiety, Docs Scrutiny
Rising re-entry anxiety is causing Indian F-1 students on OPT to postpone trips home. Inconsistent border treatment—even with…
DOL Resumes H-1B LCAs and PERM Processing Amid Backlog
FLAG returned October 31, 2025 after a month‑long outage. Filing for H‑1B LCAs and PERM resumes, but large…
American Airlines Announces Management Cuts at Texas Headquarters
American Airlines will cut a small number of mid-management and support roles at its Fort Worth headquarters to…
Arlington Heights weighs ICE ban on municipal sites; decision pending
Arlington Heights is reviewing a proposal to ban ICE from using municipal sites for civil enforcement. The board,…
Oklahoma Troopers, ICE Arrest 73 Undocumented Immigrants in Guardian
Operation Guardian paired Oklahoma troopers with ICE to inspect trucks on Interstate 40, leading to 73 arrests near…
ICE Detains Nine Workers at Allston Car Wash in Allston-Brighton
ICE detained nine employees at Allston Car Wash on November 4, 2025, amid a month-long rise in reported…
Flights Resume at Reagan National After Bomb Threat Ground Stop
A robotic-voice bomb threat targeting United Flight 512 led to a 102-minute ground stop at DCA. The flight…
USA HIRE Act 2025: What It Means for Outsourcing and India
Sen. Bernie Moreno’s USA HIRE Act would apply a 25% excise tax and ban deductions on outsourcing payments,…
Texas DACA Recipients Consider Leaving as Work Permit Revocation Looms
A 5th Circuit ruling in January 2025 restricts work permits for DACA recipients in Texas though deportation protections…
DHS Proposes Billion-Dollar Expansion of DNA Testing for Immigrants
DHS proposed a rule on November 3, 2025 to expand biometric collection—including DNA—and remove age limits for immigration…
Canada Tightens Study Permits as Indian Applicants Face Rejections
Canada’s 2025 integrity measures—LOA verification, higher living-cost proof ($22,895 CAD), source-of-funds checks and a 437,000 permit cap—spiked rejections…
Illinois Files Federal Suit Over ‘Trump’s Invasion’ of Chicago
Illinois sued on October 6, 2025 to halt federalized National Guard deployments to Chicago, challenging use of 10…
Canada Faces 60–70% Plunge in International Students Under New Rules
After policy changes in 2025, Canada’s international student arrivals plunged—44,105 Jan–July (69% down), approvals at 30% and study-permit…
AG Steve Marshall Joins Coalition Behind Trump Birthright Citizenship
On October 27, 2025, Alabama joined 23 other states in a Supreme Court brief backing Trump’s January 20,…