Oliver Mercer

Oliver Mercer

As the Chief Editor at VisaVerge.com, Oliver Mercer is instrumental in steering the website's focus on immigration, visa, and travel news. His role encompasses curating and editing content, guiding a team of writers, and ensuring factual accuracy and relevance in every article. Under Oliver's leadership, VisaVerge.com has become a go-to source for clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date information, helping readers navigate the complexities of global immigration and travel with confidence and ease.
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St. Louis Sees Direct British Airways Flights to London

British Airways now flies nonstop STL–LHR in 2025, about 8–9 hours, with round-trip fares seen in the mid-$500s.…

Canada Launches Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots in 2025

The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots (March 31, 2025) offer caregivers a direct path to permanent residence without…

ICE Arrests 24 in Manitowoc County Tied to Trafficking and Drugs

Federal agents arrested 24 people in Manitowoc County on September 25, 2025, in a multi-agency operation targeting transnational…

Missouri National Guard to Help ICE with Administrative Support

Under a Title 32 order, Missouri will deploy National Guard members to support ICE processing facilities from October…

Trump Admin Seeks Supreme Court Review on Birthright Citizenship Policy

On September 26, 2025 the administration asked the Supreme Court to review a January 20, 2025 executive order…

Lufthansa to Cut 4,000 Jobs by 2030 Amid AI Push in Germany

Lufthansa will cut 4,000 administrative roles by 2030, mainly in Germany, through automation and AI to streamline operations…

Delta Air Lines Emergency Landing After Galley Oven Fire in Accra

On September 23, 2025, a Lagos–Atlanta Delta flight diverted to Accra after a small galley-oven fire. The aircraft…

Stowaway Found Dead in American Airlines Landing Gear in Charlotte

A stowaway was found dead in an American Airlines plane’s wheel well at Charlotte Douglas on Sept. 28,…

Ghostwriting and Fake Degrees Shake Canada’s Hong Kong Immigration

Fraudulent degrees, ghostwritten essays and plagiarism have led to misrepresentation refusals in Canada’s Hong Kong immigration stream. Courts…

Ukrainians in Canada Still in Limbo More Than Three Years On

IRCC extended CUAET extensions until March 31, 2026 for arrivals up to March 31, 2024, but passport backlogs…

Global Workforce Is a Reality: Jaishankar’s View on the H-1B Row

Effective September 21, 2025, the US will charge $100,000 for each new H-1B filing, excluding renewals. India’s S.…

Russian Man Faces Deportation Over Obscene Phuket Video Goes Viral

After a viral video on September 24, 2025 showed a Russian man simulating sex in a moving Phuket…

79-year-old California car wash owner files $50 million civil rights claim

After a September 2025 Van Nuys raid, 79-year-old Rafie Ollah Shouhed filed a $50 million civil rights claim…

ICE releases Ohio hospital chaplain as detention remains unclear

After asylum revocation on June 3, 2025, Ayman Soliman was detained by ICE on July 9 and held…

Protest Outside Manhattan ICE Court Demands Humane Detention

On September 25, 2025, thousands protested ICE practices at 26 Federal Plaza, pressing enforcement of a judge’s order…