Trump administration bars Haitians from U.S. visas for low-skilled work

January 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Haitians will no longer be eligible for U.S. visas given to low-skilled workers, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, bringing an end to a small-scale effort to employ Haitians in the United States after a catastrophic 2010 earthquake. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the change less than...

What you need to know about Trump’s fully implemented travel ban

January 12th, 20181 By Tareq Abdel Wahed DEARBORN — On December 5, the Supreme Court ruled to fully implement President Trump's decision to ban travel from six Muslim-majority countries, despite several legal challenges against it in lower courts. The decision to approve the third iteration of Trump's travel ban has disappointed many in the legal...

California appeals court lets Trump travel ban go partially into effect

November 13th, 20170 WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let President Trump’s latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the United States. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

U.S. provides visas for up to 15,000 temporary workers

July 17th, 20170 WASHINGTON- The U.S. government is allowing 15,000 additional visas for temporary seasonal workers to help American businesses in danger of suffering irreparable harm because of a shortage of such labor, the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly found after consulting with Labor...