Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement
MIAMI — President Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension…
New disputes emerge ahead of U.S.-China trade talks in London
BEIJING — U.S.-China trade talks in London this week are expected to take up a series of fresh disputes that have buffeted relations, threatening a fragile truce…
Trump speaks with China’s Xi amid trade, student visa tensions | Donald Trump News
US president previously said it was ‘hard to make a deal’ with the Chinese leader as talks continue over trade.United States President Donald Trump has…
Deportation of family of man charged in Boulder firebombing halted
BOULDER, Colo. — A federal judge issued an order Wednesday to prevent the deportation of the wife and five children of an Egyptian man charged in a…
Rubio imposes visa bans over Cuba’s medical missions program
June 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on an unspecified number of Central American government officials accused of being involved…
Grupo Firme cancels La Onda festival, citing visa issues
Grupo Firme was unable to show up for its previously planned June 1 set at Napa’s La Onda festival.The Tijuana band announced the cancellation Friday…
Chinese students in US grapple with uncertainty over Trump’s visa policies | Donald Trump News
Washington, DC – For Anson, hearing the news that Chinese student visas were the latest target of US President Donald Trump’s administration was “heartbreaking”. The…
Judge: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos was unlawfully detained by ICE
A federal judge in Vermont on Wednesday released a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher from immigration custody as she deals with a criminal charge…
U.S. halts student visa applications to prepare for expanded social media vetting
May 28 (UPI) -- The Trump administration ordered a hold on any new interviews of foreign student visa applications as it expands the vetting of…
US pauses student visa processing amid plans to up social media vetting | Donald Trump News
Latest Trump administration move comes amid a wider pressure campaign against top universities, and targeting of students.The administration of United States President Donald Trump is…
Congress calls out visa issues ahead of World Cup, L.A. Olympics
A bipartisan group of Congressional representatives are calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to streamline the government’s visa processing system to ensure visitors from…
U.S. hits Indian travel agencies facilitating illegal migration with visa bans
May 20 (UPI) -- The Trump administration is imposing visa restrictions on India-based travel agencies and their owners for facilitating illegal migration to the United…
Can green card, visa holders get Real ID, required to fly in the US? | News
Many people across the United States are rushing to replace their driver’s licenses and state IDs with federally compliant licences, known as Real ID cards,…
Visa crackdown leads foreign students to reconsider summer travel
On summer break from a PhD program, an international student at UC San Diego was planning a trip with a few friends to Hawaii. But…
Wife of U.S. Coast Guard member arrested on base over expired visa
WASHINGTON — The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested this week by federal immigration authorities in the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air…
Student access to visa database restored on Friday
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 26 and on Friday restored international students'…
US to screen social media of visa applicants who spent time in Gaza | Gaza News
US State Department cable reveals that social media posts could lead to screening of visa applicants for national security threats.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Contributor: Easy entry into the U.S. from foreign shores? Don’t count on it now
For some, it’s as routine as paying at the checkout counter. For others, it’s as nerve-racking as a root canal. Which experience you have depends…
DHS to screen visa applicants for anti-semitism activity on social media
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said it immediately will begin screening visa applicants' social media for "antisemitic activity" and deny violators. File Photo…
The U.S. has revoked visas for South Sudanese, who face threat of civil war at home
The United States once cheered the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation. Now the Trump administration has abruptly revoked the visas of all…