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New Zealand to Relax Work Rights for Student Visa Holders in 2025
From November 2025, New Zealand student visas allow 25 work hours weekly. All tertiary exchange students qualify. Changing providers demands new visas. Fees rise. These policy changes enhance student flexibility,…
Rise in ICE Detentions Drives Bay Area Immigrants to Seek Virtual Hearings
ICE detentions surged in 2025, with Bay Area immigrants increasingly seeking virtual court hearings to avoid arrest. San…
ICE May Deport Migrants to Non-Native Countries with Six Hours’ Notice
ICE’s 2025 nationwide expedited removal allows quick deportations without hearings, including to third countries. Migrants receive as little…
Asylum Seeker Arrested Outside Portland Court Ordered Released Immediately
Oregon’s federal judge released O-J-M, a trans asylum seeker detained illegally through expedited removal by ICE after court…
ICE Declares Millions of Undocumented Immigrants Ineligible for Bond Hearings
The January 2025 U.S. policy expands expedited removal nationwide, removing bond hearings for most undocumented immigrants. Only those…
German Customs Seize 1,500 Tarantulas Hidden in Cake Boxes
German customs seized 1,500 tarantulas hidden in fake cake boxes at Cologne Bonn Airport in July 2025. The…
Russia and North Korea to Launch First Direct Capital Flights
On July 27, 2025, Nordwind Airlines launches direct Moscow–Pyongyang flights, enhancing Russia–North Korea ties in labor, trade, and…
More Immigration Judges Fired Amid Trump’s Push to Speed Deportations
The DOJ’s July 2025 firing of 65 immigration judges aggravates a nearly 4 million case backlog. New policies…
U.S. Rep. Moore Joins Lawmakers Urging ICE to Protect Immigrant Victims
Rep. Moore pushes ICE to protect immigrant victims applying for T and U visas by halting deportations during…
ICE Removes Airplane Hijacker Among 1,361 Violent Criminals in Houston Sweep
ICE detained 1,361 convicted offenders in a June 2025 Houston operation focused on public safety. The sweep included…