Robert Pyne
Lawyers Step In as H-1B Transfers Spark Widespread Panic
A $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions filed while workers are outside the U.S., effective September 21, 2025,…
Trump Pushes Next H-1B Rule to Tighten Eligibility and Oversight
DHS plans a December 2025 proposed rule to reform H‑1B standards, focusing on cap‑exempt eligibility, third‑party placement oversight,…
Trump Health Coverage Reforms Threaten Immigrant Families
The 2025 tax and budget law narrows federally funded Medicaid, CHIP, ACA subsidies, and Medicare to LPRs, certain…
Tough H-1B Stance Triggers Global Talent Shifts and Policy Overhaul
Starting September 21, 2025, most new H‑1B petitions filed after 12:01 a.m. ET require a $100,000 employer-paid fee…
St. Patrick’s Cathedral Mural Sends Welcome to Immigrants
On September 17, 2025, St. Patrick’s Cathedral unveiled its largest commissioned mural by Adam Cvijanovic in the narthex,…
California’s Masking Ban Sparks Legal Clash Over Federal Agents
California’s mask ban for officers, signed September 2025 and effective January 2026, targets ICE and CBP face coverings.…
Modernizing the H-2A visa: practical reforms to fuel American farms
USCIS’s proposed H-2A modernization (under review as of October 8, 2025) would standardize grace periods and streamline filings.…
Switzerland Tightens Ukrainian Refugee Admissions with Region Rules
Starting November 1, 2025, Switzerland will use a region-based test for S status, excluding most applicants from seven…
ATC Shortage Keeps O’Hare as the U.S.’s Most-Delayed Airport
A federal shutdown-driven shortage of air traffic controllers forced O’Hare to operate with partial staffing on Oct. 7,…
Why the 2025 Foreign-Born Decline in Monthly Survey Data Seems Real
After peaking at 53.3 million in January 2025, the U.S. foreign-born population fell by 2.2 million by July.…
Backlash Erupts Over China’s K Visa as Details Emerge
The K Visa, launched October 1, 2025, invites foreign STEM graduates to China without employer sponsorship. Public concerns…
Immigration Judge Denies Bond for Dallas Muslim Leader Marwan Marouf
Judge Abdias E. Tida denied bond for Marwan Marouf on October 6, 2025, after Marouf’s ICE arrest and…
Border Apprehensions Fall to 238,000, a 50-Year Low in FY2025
Fiscal year 2025 recorded about 238,000 U.S.-Mexico border apprehensions, the lowest since 1970. Officials attribute the sharp decline…
Rising Immigration Detentions Fuel Deaths in Custody Amid Overcrowding
In FY2025 at least 21 people died in ICE custody amid a surge to nearly 60,000 detainees. Overcrowding,…
Mark Cuban backs cash incentives for immigrant self-deportation
Mark Cuban backs cash incentives for voluntary departures, echoing a 2025 program offering $1,000 to adults and $2,500…