US Immigration News

The automatic assumption by Trump that immigration is bad is wrong.  Many would say that Donald Trump is a bit of a hypocrite.

In this case, it seems to be just a coincidence that Nigeria has been omitted from the Green Card Lottery at a time when Trump has targeted the country for visa restrictions.  It would have happened anyway it seems.  Nigeria has been excluded because over 50,000 Nigerians have been issued green cards over the last five

Yet more litigation relating to US visas.  Much of the time the Trump administration loses court battles over immigration legislation, but not always.  One of the big issues is that Presidents have difficulty passing US visa legislation through both Houses of Congress.  Presidents including Obama find other ways of trying to change policies on visas

Immigrant visas in the United States just became quicker for many temporary migrants in the US and others, including those on H1B visa and L1 visa categories, as changes have been made expanding the number of employment based immigrant categories where premium processing is available.  The bad news is that in many cases the USCIS (

The Trump US visa ban of June 22 has been partially lifted by a district judge, which should allow US visa processing to re-commence for many migrants.  Many sectors rely on H1B visa, L1 visa, and J1 visa holders for employment positions, hence the latest ruling will be of great benefit for visa hol

This is perhaps not surprising.  Perhaps in a way Ms Anderson did Hootsuite a favour.  The ICE deal would most likely have come out eventually.  This has probably saved Hootsuite some embarrassment in the longer term.