Emigration and immigration
As part of a tense standoff between South Korea and the United States, hundreds of South Korean workers were repatriated after being detained in a US immigration raid at the Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia. The workers, who were comprised of 316 South Koreans and 14 foreign employees, were chartered
Emigration and immigration
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has issued a ruling that strips immigration judges of their authority to grant bond to individuals who entered the US without inspection, effectively resulting in detention until removal. This decision follows a series of orders by the district court of Columbia, which have restricted
Emigration and immigration
Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Grace Meng, and Adriano Espaillat introduced the 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act, a legislation aimed at providing a pathway to citizenship for immigrant first responders, workers, and volunteers who assisted with clean-up and search-and-rescue efforts at Ground Zero following the September 11th attacks. These brave individuals
Emigration and immigration
Canada's latest immigration trends reveal a sharp decline in the number of international students and temporary workers entering the country. Between June 2024 and June 2025, study permits dropped from 11,287 to 4,185, marking a fall of 7,102 students, while work permits fell from 36,
Emigration and immigration
The Trump Administration has expanded its efforts to gather sensitive personal data of millions of immigrants, including home addresses and ethnicities, through data sharing agreements with various federal agencies. This move has sparked concerns among lawmakers, who have now introduced two bills to block the sharing of personal data with
Emigration and immigration
A diplomatic push by the South Korean government paid off Thursday as 316 Korean nationals, detained last week in a US immigration crackdown, were released from a detention center in Georgia. The workers, who were arrested at an electric vehicle battery plant under construction by a joint venture between Hyundai
Emigration and immigration
US Representative Delia C. Ramirez, Ranking Member of the Veterans' Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, has led a new investigation into the Trump administration's treatment of Caribbean and other non-citizen service members, veterans, and military families. Ramirez, joined by Democratic Senators and Representatives, has dispatched a letter
Emigration and immigration
Lawmakers from both parties, including Representative Salud Carbajal, are calling for answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement. The move comes after a federal court order was temporarily lifted by the Supreme Court, allowing immigration enforcement officers to resume making
Emigration and immigration
A controversy surrounding the detention of South Korean workers during a September 4 immigration raid at an under-construction battery factory in Georgia has culminated in their repatriation without handcuffs, a departure from past deportations under the Trump administration. The repatriation was delayed due to disagreements between US and South Korean
Emigration and immigration
The United States has reached its capacity for issuing employment-based immigrant visas for the fiscal year (FY) 2025. The State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have announced that all available immigrant visas in the Employment-Based First Preference, Second Preference, and Third Preference categories, as well as the
Emigration and immigration
The Trump administration has mobilized 1,700 National Guard troops across 19 states to support ICE agents in immigration enforcement actions, sparking concerns among lawmakers and civil liberties groups. Congressman Dan Goldman has introduced an amendment to the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit the use of federal
Emigration and immigration
South Korean consular officials have wrapped up face-to-face meetings with Korean nationals detained in a recent immigration raid in Georgia, and are poised to initiate a process to secure their formal consent on their departure from the United States. The official, Cho Ki-joong, consul general at the Korean Embassy in
