#immigration-policy

#immigration-policy

These are the details of 316 South Korean nationals' experiences in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention that have flooded the country's media in the weeks after the September 4 raid on a Hyundai-LG electric vehicle battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia. Zip ties. Helicopters. Crowded cells. Guns trained on bewildered workers. Foul water. Forced vaccinations. An unconscious detainee left on the floor by negligent guards.

The Bundestag voted on Wednesday to get rid of a fast-track citizenship law put in place under the previous government led by center-left Social Democrat (SPD) Olaf Scholz. The vote passed with ease, because the proposal is one of very few from the coalition government to meet the approval of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), the largest opposition party. In total, 450 members of the lower house of parliament voted in favor, 134 opposed, and two abstained.

Today on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis was joined by Jeremy Neufeld, the Director of Immigration Policy at the Institute for Progress, to break down what the recent H-1B change means for startups, founders, and the future of tech talent in America. Watch the full episode for more about: The massive loophole that lets 80% of H-1B applicants skip the $100,000 fee entirely Why the new wage system could give more visa slots to experienced acupuncturists than fresh AI PhD grads making $200K Why universities and national labs are stuck in limbo, knowing they have to pay but not knowing how

Jensen Huang said Nvidia will keep sponsoring H-1B employees, but Trump's new $100,000 fee means the company may have to shell out millions more to keep doing so. Nvidia would have to pay an estimated $147.3 million if President Donald Trump's newest fee applied to the H-1B visaholders the company got approved in 2025, according to a calculation based on data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The new $100,000 fee applies only to new H-1B visa applicants and not to those renewing their visas or current visaholders.

The Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump's controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency, the Guardian understands. The party's leader, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to announce the policy on Sunday as it heads into its annual conference following a year of historic low poll ratings. The proposed removals force would be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in a bid to tackle illegal immigration.

The Trump administration is offering unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 (2,129) to voluntarily return to their home countries, according to a letter sent to migrant shelters and confirmed by immigration authorities. According to the letter sent by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Refugee Resettlement, the department will provide a "one-time resettlement support stipend of $2,500" to unaccompanied children 14 or older.

The queries and applications for U.S. universities have seen a significant drop, and students are considering alternatives. Destinations such as the U.K., Germany and Australia are being explored, and Canada is proposing a dedicated work permit for current and potential U.S. H-1B holders. All these initiatives and policy changes are sure to bring about a massive shift in demand for the U.S. as a destination.

The proposal by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security would limit international students to a fixed four-year visa period and restrict their ability to transfer schools or change academic programs. Students would be required to apply for an extension to remain in the U.S. beyond the fixed term. The Department of Homeland Security said the rules would "curb visa abuse" and increase DHS's ability to properly vet and oversee international student visa holders and "their history."

Lammy has clarified his remarks. He [Farage] has denied it and so I accept that he has denied it and I would like to clarify that position because in the end the prime minister is keen for us to focus on the policies not the individuals, Lammy said. For all that Labour claim they are focusing on policies not personalities, the party conference season spat suggests that Farage's character and his past are set to be front and centre of the country's political debate for the next few years.

I think Nigel Farage is playing the trick that I think he tries to play very regularly, which is he will say something that, technically he can say is not racist, but what he really knows is he's blown a very, very loud dog whistle to every racist in the country. That means he can always sort of claim plausible deniability and say: Well, you know, technically, my policy on ILR, for example, looking at indefinite need to remain for people who've been in this country for many years', he'll say: Well, that will apply to white people as well as non-white people'. Technically, that would be true, but he also knows he sent a very clear signal to every racist in the land that those who have made their homes in this country have come from other places, might one day have their status ripped off.