Immigration news

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is suing social media giant, Facebook, over its hiring of immigrant workers. Following a reported two-year investigation, the DoJ filed a lawsuit claiming that Facebook had discriminated against American workers. The lawsuit has been dubbed yet another parting shot by outgoing President Donald Trump.

 

The UK Home Office has finally extended the visa of Egyptian cardiologist, Basem Enany, who fell seriously ill with coronavirus. Dr Enany, who works for the NHS, feared he would be removed from the UK after becoming too sick to work. However, after months of campaigning and press coverage, Mr Enany is celebrating his visa being extended.  

Dr Enany, a locum consultant cardiologist at York teaching hospital, had helped to treat many patients suffering from coronavirus.

Amid reported cases of US visa programs being used by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members for espionage, the Trump administration has issued stricter immigration rules in an effort to limit US entry for CCP sympathizers. The new rules mean that the CCP’s 92 million members will be restricted to one-month, single entry visas.

 

In a huge loss to outgoing President Donald Trump, a US federal judge has quashed rules designed to limit the number of H1B visas issued to skilled foreign workers every year. Higher salaries imposed on companies that rely on skilled overseas workers, announced in October, were thrown out by California District Judge, Jeffrey White.

 

Following the launch of the new Tier 2 Skilled Worker visa as part of the UK’s post-Brexit immigration system, the Home Office has admitted that its new visa rules may discriminate against people with disabilities, according to a report published by the Byline Times. The Tier 2 Skilled Worker visa program was opened for applications on 1 December.

 

The Trump administration is targeting a series of US immigration changes before President-elect, Joe Biden, takes office. The administration’s final push on immigration is being driven by Trump’s anti-immigrant aide, Stephen Miller, the man behind many of the outgoing President’s controversial immigration policies over the past four years.