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50,000 apply for US immigration program since reopening
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14:16 30/06/2021
Newly released US government data shows that approximately 50,000 people have applied for the DACA US immigration program since it reopened to first-time applicants in December 2020. Between January...
US immigration agency #Pride tweet draws backlash
10:29 29/06/2021
A tweet posted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to acknowledge Pride Month has sparked a backlash. The tweet has been described as a ‘vapid example of rainbow capitalism and the...
US immigration crisis sparks Harris border visit
10:30 28/06/2021
Amid fierce criticism, US Vice President Kamala Harris recently visited the US-Mexico border to see for herself the growing US immigration crisis. Harris visited a border patrol facility and called...
Mexican US visa holders refused entry to sell blood plasma
12:58 26/06/2021
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has moved to close a legal loophole that allowed US-based blood plasma companies to harvest plasma from thousands of Mexicans a day. Those crossing into the US...
Trump-era US EB5 investor visa rule scrapped by judge
10:13 25/06/2021
A US federal judge has quashed a set of Trump-era rules that required immigrants, seeking green cards via a federal investor visa program, to invest more to be eligible. The rules, issued by the...
Double US H1B visa quota Chamber of Commerce urges
9:14 23/06/2021
The US Chamber of Commerce has launched a massive campaign to tackle a growing skills shortage in America and has urged the Biden administration and Congress to scrap the per-country quota applied to...