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US moves immigration filings online: What it means for green card, citizenship and asylum applicants

The US is transitioning towards mandatory online filing for immigration applications. This new rule allows USCIS to require electronic submissions for eligible forms. Applicants will need a USCIS online account to submit applications electronically. This shift aims to reduce costs and improve processing efficiency for all. USCIS will announce each…

The Economic Times · Aug 11

ICE hit a new record with 51,000 migrant arrests in July

Federal agents have targeted airports and used traffic stops to carry out President Trump’s massive deportation agenda

The Independent UK · Aug 11

Somalia Is Down to Its Last Legal Lifeline — And Even That One Nearly Got Pulled This Week

Somalia's TPS survives a new court fight days after Burma and South Sudan lost theirs. Here's where every TPS-designated country actually stands now.

Latin Times · Aug 11

A short tenure? Trump frustrated and MAGA furious with DHS head Markwayne Mullin: report

President and allies having buyer’s remorse over ex-Oklahoma senator’s perceived squishiness on harsh anti-immigrant moves

The Independent UK · Aug 10

H-1B, L-1 biometric fee hike: Who has to pay the extra $4,000 and $4,500 under new US rule?

The US Department of Homeland Security has expanded the $4,000 H-1B and $4,500 L-1 biometric fee to same-employer visa extensions from September 9, 2026. The fee applies only to employers with at least 50 US employees where more than half the workforce is in H-1B or L-1 status. The employer,…

The Economic Times · Aug 10

H-1B visa rule changes: US expands $4,000 fee as Indian workers raise Green Card backlog concerns

The US Department of Homeland Security has expanded the $4,000 H-1B and $4,500 L-1 biometric fee to cover same-employer extensions filed by companies with at least 50 US employees where more than half the workforce is on H-1B or L-1 status.

The Economic Times · Aug 10

H-1B, L-1 visa extensions get costlier from Sept 9: What changes and who pays

The US has expanded the scope of a visa fee that could significantly raise immigration costs for large employers, with the USD 4,000 charge for H-1B petitions and USD 4,500 fee for L-1 petitions now set to apply to certain visa extension filings from September 9.

The Times of India · Aug 10

‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding

Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has left

The Guardian - US · Aug 10

Kurdish hunger striker says ICE force-feeding ‘mentally broke me’

Exclusive: Film-maker Gabar Choli describes how he endured coercive treatment over eight months in detention in Texas

The Guardian - US · Aug 10

Doral's Reckoning: Inside the Legal Scramble Before Venezuela's TPS Cutoff On October 2

Most Venezuelan TPS protections quietly expired months ago — here's what the October 2 date still covers, and why a June Supreme Court ruling makes even that narrow exception fragile.

Latin Times · Aug 9