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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BermudAir Expands New York Service With New LGA and EWR Flights

Starting the week of October 26, 2025, BermudAir will operate twice-weekly nonstop flights to LaGuardia and Newark on…

USDOT Launches ACERS: New Aviation Consumer Complaint System

USDOT launched ACERS in mid-August 2025, a single OACP portal for filing and tracking aviation complaints. The system…

Archer Ramps Up Midnight eVTOL Production Ahead of 2025 Certification

Archer advances Midnight production in 2025 with six aircraft building, Covington ARC operational, and FAA type certification sought…

Why Arrests Grounded to a Halt at Immigration Court This Week

A federal injunction on August 1 stopped routing parolees into expedited removal, causing ICE to scale back many…

University of Regina pushes to bring Afghan women at deportation risk to campus

Project Resilience at the University of Regina (launched August 15, 2025) proposes scholarships, housing, meals, and supports for…

“Everything Is Now an Emergency”: Inside a South Side Immigrant Legal Clinic

More than 51,000 migrants arrived in Chicago since August 2022, prompting South Side clinics to prioritize emergency Form…

San Francisco Accepts $3.4M Grant to Expand Immigration Defense Unit

Enactment #132-25 authorizes a $3.4 million Crankstart grant to the Public Defender’s Immigration Defense Unit, funding March 1,…

Huge update: Nationwide ‘March for Australia’ anti-mass immigration rallies

Rallies on August 31, 2025, follow an August 9 neo‑Nazi march and occur amid policy shifts: 185,000 migration…

UK work and family visa applications fall sharply after rule changes

By March 2025 work visa grants fell sharply to 192,000 (−39%), with Health and Care visas collapsing and…

AG Pam Bondi Demands Sanctuary States and Cities Comply With Trump Immigration Policies

Pam Bondi’s August 14, 2025 order appointed Terrence Cole as emergency police commissioner, rescinded MPD sanctuary rules, and…

Canada Open Work Permit August 2025: Eligibility and Application Guide

As of 2025 Canada limited family open work permits; dependent children lost eligibility January 21, 2025. PGWP and…

Trump urges states to feed voter data into federal citizenship program

DHS launched a SAVE-backed system August 15, 2025 allowing states to submit voter data—including SSN, name, birthdate—for citizenship…

American Airlines Faces Massive Travel Havoc With 74 Cancellations Across JFK, PHL, DFW

Severe weather on August 14, 2025 triggered 74 American Airlines cancellations at JFK, PHL, DFW and other hubs,…

Which U.S. Airlines Are Waiving Change Fees for Wednesday–Thursday Travel

JetBlue waived change/cancel fees and fare differences for August 13, 2025 Islip/Long Island travelers, matching 2024–2025 DOT rules…

Immigration Detention Becomes Booming Business for Private Prison Giants

By early 2025 private firms operate the vast majority of ICE detention beds, with about 46,000 daily detainees…