U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a House Homeland Security hearing entitled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. Dec. 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she was suspending the diversity visa program, saying the man suspected of killing…
An employee with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checks the documents of a traveler at the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California, U.S., Oct. 1, 2025. Daniel Cole | Reuters The Transportation Security Administration is giving U.S. immigration officials the names of every airline traveler as part of the Trump administration’s widespread deportation program, The…
People hold a sign as they participate in a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington, May 15, 2025. Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear arguments in…
Elon Musk reacts during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the U.S. has been a beneficiary of talent from India, while adding that the H-1B visa program had been misused…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 19, 2025, including one measure introducing the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Nearly a month after the Trump administration’s surprise $100,000 payment for new H-1B visa…
Qian Zhang has lived in Lisbon since 2023. When Qian Zhang boarded a flight from Shanghai to Boston at age 18, she thought she was heading toward the “best version” of her life. It was 2009, during President Barack Obama’s first term, when the U.S. economy was rebounding and opportunities for well-educated workers seemed plentiful….
Evgenia Parajanian | Istock | Getty Images President Donald Trump is looking to restrict and overhaul the H-1 B visa program, which has allowed U.S. companies to hire foreign talent in occupations such as IT, healthcare and engineering for decades. The program has been a topic of debate among lawmakers in Washington for years, with…
Police block off the street close to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office after a reported shooting, in Dallas on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Julio Cortez | AP A gunman opened fire at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas on Wednesday morning, shooting multiple people and killing one before taking his…
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the fee employers must pay for an H-1B visa will be raised to $100,000. Companies scrambled to respond, CNBC reported Saturday, and social media users are posting about what this change means for H-1B visa workers. Here’s a breakdown of the new H-1B fees: What did Trump change?…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he sits next to a “Trump Gold Card” sign, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 19, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Major technology companies and foreign governments are rushing to respond after President Donald Trump late Friday announced plans to impose a…
