The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.The…
Read more Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery systemWASHINGTON — Sophia Nyazi’s husband, Milad, shook her awake at 8 a.m. “ICE is here,” he told her. Three uniformed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were downstairs at the family’s…
Read more After National Guard shooting, administration cracks down on legal immigrationAfghans who fled the Taliban to resettle in Fort Worth face uncertainty as the Trump administration promises an immigration crackdown after this week’s shooting of two members of…
Read more Afghan refugees in Fort Worth face feds’ scrutiny after Guard members shot in DCThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced late Wednesday that it has stopped processing all immigration requests from Afghan nationals following the shooting of two National Guard…
Read more National Guard shooting halts immigration processing for Afghan nationalsWASHINGTON — Late last month, an immigrant seeking asylum in the U.S. came across social media posts urging her to pay a new fee imposed by the Trump administration before…
Read more Asylum seekers face deportation over failure to pay new fees — before being notifiedThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated the exam for those who hope to become American citizens, expanding the possible questions to 128, and in some cases,…
Read more America’s path to citizenship has an updated exam – WTOP NewsU.S. congressional lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending package for the new fiscal year, which triggered a federal government shutdown on Wednesday.Many Americans are wondering how…
Read more Can I still get a passport or driver’s license during the government shutdown?The landscape around immigration is shifting again under the Trump administration.Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a memo bringing back “neighborhood investigations,” a method once used…
Read more Future of citizenship applications, USCIS reinstates decades-old policy to vet immigrantsThe T visa, an underutilized lifeline for immigrant survivors of human trafficking, is experiencing a sharp rise in applications, despite increasing processing times and deportation risks. Also known…
Read more More human-trafficking survivors are seeking visas but face longer waits and risk deportationCHEYENNE, Wyo., October 5, 2023 (Newswire.com) – In a methodical move to revitalize America’s workforce and empower legal immigrants, U.S.A. Immigration Assistance (USAIA) announces its official launch. USAIA,…
Read more USAIA Launches to Remedy American Workforce Deficiencies and Aid Legal Immigration Efforts
