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Iran 'blew the hell out of Bahrain': US Navy secretary on strikes, aircraft damageIranian strikes damaged U.S. Navy headquarters in Bahrain and aircraft in Jordan. Multiple U.S. military aircraft sustained damage from Ira...
US Treasury yields hit highest level since 2023 as buyback disappointsU.S. 10-year Treasury yields touched their highest level since November 2023 before easing after strong auction demand. Rising oil prices a...
Cognizant PERM suspension raises talent retention concernsCognizant and US enterprise software company Cloudera’s PERM filings have been suspended, labour department inspector general Anthony D’Esp...
AI could pose 'existential' risk to humanity, UN rights chief warnsUN rights chief Volker Turk warned that artificial intelligence poses an existential threat. He called for "cast-iron guarantees" to ensure...
US cracks down on H-1B wage manipulation in three statesUSCIS has flagged three H-1B cases involving alleged job misclassification and understated requirements that could have resulted in lower w...
Former USCIS officer, associate arrested over alleged cash-for-immigration approvals schemeA former USCIS officer and another man have been arrested for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars to manipulate immigration c...
Germany wanted more foreign workers. A far-right win may rewrite the immigration storyGermany spent years opening new routes for foreign workers and easing citizenship rules. The AfD’s record victory in Saxony-Anhalt does not...
US federal appeals court upholds ban on Trump's bid to use citizenship data for voter checksA federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's attempt to use an immigration database. The court upheld a lower ruling that bl...
Canada citizenship certificate processing time hits 33 months as backlog reaches 136,000 applicationsCanada's citizenship certificate processing time now stands at thirty-three months. This significant increase means new applicants may wait...
US Green Card: USCIS can now check sponsor’s credit information; what changes for applicantsUSCIS has updated Form I-864, the Affidavit of Support, effective August 31. The revised form includes a privacy release for credit informa...
Trump's DOJ threatens to cut aid to states unless they report migrants without legal statusThe US Justice Department has warned states about losing welfare funding. This is due to not reporting all undocumented immigrants known to...
US judge blocks Trump's newest order limiting birthright citizenshipA federal judge blocked an executive order limiting birthright citizenship. This order targeted "birth tourism" and children of foreign gov...
He lived in the US for 30 years & was seeking citizenship — then ICE detained the 76-year-old at his interview as his cancer treatment hung in the balanceA 76-year-old Filipino national was detained by immigration officials during his citizenship interview. He had lived in the United States f...
US passport rules may change: Parents could need to prove citizenship or immigration status for childrenNew US State Department guidance may require parental citizenship proof for child passports. This proposal aims to implement President Dona...
Trump birthright curbs may prompt US passport checks on parentsThe US State Department has proposed requiring parents seeking passports for children born in America to provide proof of their citizenship...
US judge won't immediately block Trump's newest order limiting birthright citizenshipU.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, rejected a request for a temporary restraining order sought by immigrant righ...
After 35-year pause, US may restart neighbourhood investigations for citizenship applicantsUS citizenship applicants could face closer scrutiny as USCIS ends its general waiver of neighbourhood investigations. The agency may exami...