1.5 Lakh Punjabi Truck Drivers’ Livelihoods at Risk; NRI Minister Urges US Intervention
The U.S. paused worker visas for commercial truck drivers on August 21, 2025, after a fatal Florida crash;…
Big change in H‑1B and green card soon, says Lutnick — Indians affected?
DHS’s January 17, 2025 H-1B modernization rule tightens specialty-occupation standards and integrity checks. A proposed wage-based lottery would…
Pattaya panic: QR codes and visa crackdowns upend expat life
Thailand’s 2025 visa crackdown revoked nearly 10,000 student visas, added QR-code attendance checks, monthly reporting, and real-time data…
Fired immigration judge warns due process is at risk in courts
EOIR dismissed over 100 immigration judges from January–August 2025, paralleled by elimination of bond hearings and expanded expedited…
Record Surge: More Americans Seeking UK Citizenship After 2024 Election
Home Office data show unprecedented US interest in UK citizenship in 2025: 1,177 naturalisations in Q1, 2,194 applications…
‘It’s Like One Day Everyone Left’: How Crackdowns Are Emptying U.S. Communities
The OBBBA (July 4, 2025) cuts benefits, expands detention—including indefinite family detention—and increases ICE funding to $45 billion,…
Why Trump Aides Push to Overhaul the H‑1B Visa Program Now
A draft wage-based H-1B selection cleared OIRA in August 2025; if finalized it will rank registrations by salary,…
Emboldened Democrats Mobilize Against Trump’s 2025 Immigration Agenda
In 2025 the administration enacted laws and orders that cut immigrant benefits, expanded detention (with $45 billion reserved),…
Trump administration plans major H‑1B overhaul: ‘Time to hire American’
OIRA approved a proposed H-1B wage-based selection rule on August 8, 2025, to replace the lottery, prioritizing registrations…
New Zealand launches Business Investor Visa with NZ$2M 12‑month fast‑track
New Zealand’s Business Investor Visa (BIV) opens November 2025 with NZ$1 million and NZ$2 million tracks; NZ$2 million…
Ohio AG Yost Says Counties May Indefinitely Detain ICE Detainees Under Contracts
Ohio’s AG ruled counties with ICE contracts can hold civil immigration detainees for the full length of federal…
Canada Retreats From Record Immigration Targets, Cuts 2025 Levels
Canada reduced permanent resident targets (395,000 in 2025) and introduced temporary resident caps aiming for 5% of the…
New Mexico Lawmakers Debate Closing State Immigration Detention Centers
HB9 would bar New Mexico state and local contracts and land leases for immigration detention, responding to reported…
Tunisia’s e‑Visa Tender Declared Unsuccessful, Launch Delayed
On August 26, 2025 Tunisia halted its e-Visa tender after eight bids failed to meet strict technical and…