Category Archives: Immigration

In September 2025, United States President Donald Trump signed a proclamation introducing a new H-1B visa fee of $100,000. By signing the “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” proclamation, Trump directed the Department of State to implement the exorbitant fee for new H-1B applications, which are filed by American employers on behalf of skilled …Read More

The increased operational pace of federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which has been crucial in advancing the anti-immigration policies espoused by President Donald Trump, has drawn widespread condemnation and protests. Street rallies in Southern California turned violent as protesters clashed with ICE agents in June 2025, prompting Trump to deploy National Guard …Read More

The immigration policies implemented by President Donald Trump since returning to the White House are creating widespread concern and consternation. Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have been very active since January 2025. They’re also coordinating raids and detentions with the Border Patrol and …Read More

When President Donald Trump arrived at the Oval Office to begin his second term on January 20th, his advisors had prepared 26 executive orders for his signature. At least eight of the orders signed on that day enacted new immigration policies, including Executive Order 14159, “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” Like other orders in …Read More

Since the second inauguration of United States President Donald Trump, the perennially controversial topics of immigration and governance have again become political powder kegs. Through a flurry of executive orders, Trump has been targeting millions of immigrants across the country with threats of detention and deportation. The disheartenment provoked by the new anti-immigration policies makes …Read More

On the day after taking office for a second term, United States President Donald Trump praised a directive announced by the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Benjamine Huffman. The directive eliminated some immigration enforcement restrictions enacted by the previous administration under former President Joe Biden. Specifically, the DHS in the new …Read More

The ongoing wave of mass deportations ordered by United States President Donald Trump has been generating news headlines and prompting concerns among many foreigners. The Trump administration has sensationalized the situation by ordering the Air Force to conduct deportation flights at considerable expense to American taxpayers. At White House press conferences, part of the grandstanding …Read More

The prospect of another round of mass deportations promised by United States President Donald Trump is once again generating concerns about detention procedures. One of Trump’s first executive orders signed in January 2025 declared a national emergency along the two major land borders with Canada and Mexico. This declaration paved the way for his “border …Read More

A few hours after United States President Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second time at the Capitol Rotunda in the District of Columbia, a Border Patrol agent was gunned down by a German man during a traffic stop near the Canadian border. The 44-year-old agent had been previously assigned to the Mexican border, where …Read More

With another Trump administration in effect in the United States, uncertainty is growing about the future of the constrained immigration system. During Trump’s first term in the White House, many foreign individuals found it difficult to pursue visas and legal status. If we consider the chaos generated by Trump’s executive orders and policies on immigration …Read More