Robert Pyne
Labor Day Weekend Travel Underway at OKC Will Rogers International Airport
After a record summer, OKC expects busy but manageable Labor Day 2025 travel with about 7,850 and 7,536…
Boeing Eyes Up to 500 Jets for China: What Happens Next
Boeing is in advanced talks to sell up to 500 jets to China for about $37 billion, a…
Immigration Enforcement and Tariffs Worsen Nebraska Construction Workforce Shortage
Late 2025 Nebraska construction faces a 0.72 Worker Shortage Index and about 45,000 openings, worsened by immigration enforcement…
Connecticut Prosecutors to Report ICE Requests Under Expanded Trust Act Beginning October 2025
Effective October 2025, Connecticut expands the Trust Act to cover prosecutors and DCJ staff; the DCJ policy mandates…
Immigration Enforcement Reshapes U.S. Construction Industry in 2025
Following a January 2025 executive order, ICE and CBP intensified worksite enforcement, affecting 28% of construction firms and…
Stars, Stripes and Sweet Martha’s: 30 Immigrants Become U.S. Citizens at Minnesota State Fair
Thirty immigrants from 23 countries were naturalized at the Minnesota State Fair on August 25, 2025, receiving certificates,…
9th Circuit Maintains Venezuelan TPS as Litigation Continues
The 9th Circuit on August 29, 2025, kept an injunction preventing termination of Venezuelan TPS, preserving protections for…
Robots and Migrants: No Evidence Immigration Harms Local Incomes or Innovation
Studies in 2024–2025 find immigration fuels growth and innovation; CBO forecasts $8.9 trillion GDP gain (2024–2034). A recent…
By the Numbers: ICE and CBP Arrests, Detentions, and Deportations in the U.S.
By August 10 ICE detained 59,380 people with 31,281 July bookings; 70.4% had no convictions. Enforcement shifted toward…
UK Tightens Border Rules with 2025 Immigration Bill and Return Hubs
The 2025 Bill, effective 29 August, prioritises border security and faster removals, repeals the Rwanda scheme, and plans…
Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Border Wall, Illegal Bengali Migration
India’s Supreme Court pressed the Centre for clarity on a Bangladesh border wall and SOPs for identifying and…
Gaps in E-Verify Put Roofing Contractors at Risk of Immigration Violations
Proposed Florida laws would require E‑Verify for all employers and increase fines up to $500,000. Roofing contractors face…
British Airways and American Airlines Tighten Rules on Unsafe Travel Adaptors and Batteries
After multiple 2025 battery fires, British Airways and American Airlines banned spare lithium batteries in checked baggage and…
American Airlines Expands Labor Day Service with Extra Austin Flights
American Airlines will run over 200 Austin departures through Sept. 2, 2025—a 16% increase—to serve Labor Day travel…
Nigeria and Brazil sign BASA to revive direct Lagos-São Paulo flights and ties
A BASA signed on August 25, 2025, allows Air Peace to run three weekly Lagos–São Paulo flights from…