Dept. of Homeland Security embraces AI, other agencies to follow

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the third annual Axios What’s Next Summit at the Planet Word Museum on March 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. With a focus on the future of the workspace and how artificial intelligence will play a role policy, news and other disciplines, the summit heard from members of Congress, … Read more

Visa fees for international artists to tour in the US shot up 250% in April. It could be devastating

NEW YORK — Performing in the U.S. for international artists just got a lot more complicated. On April 1, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services instituted a 250% visa fee increase for global musicians hoping to tour in the U.S. Artists, advocacy groups and immigration lawyers are concerned it could have devastating effects on … Read more

Douglas County sues Colorado over immigration laws’ restrictions

Douglas County filed suit Monday against the state of Colorado, alleging that two laws prohibiting local governments from cooperating with the federal government on immigration enforcement violate the state constitution. The lawsuit, which other conservative counties are considering joining, takes aim at laws passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Jared Polis in recent … Read more

Opinion | Why Hong Kong telling world’s story to China is just as important

Yet the mainland and Hong Kong remain fundamentally different because of the “one country, two systems” principle, which President Xi Jinping pledged would continue past 2047 during his visit to Hong Kong in 2022. As Beijing reorients itself to deepen ties with and further open up to global businesses, Hong Kong must steer clear of … Read more

Seeking To Sponsor Relatives In UK? Higher Salary Threshold Regime Comes To Force; Check New Rules For UK Family Visa

British citizens and residents, including those from the Indian community, seeking to sponsor family members on a Family Visa must meet the new annual salary threshold of Great Britain Pound, GBP 29,000. Seeking To Sponsor Relatives In UK? Higher Salary Threshold Regime Come To Force; Check New Rules For UK Family Visa The minimum income … Read more

Denver will restore rec center hours after revamping migrant strategy

Denver is overhauling its approach to serving migrants in a major shift announced Wednesday — along with revised budget impact projections that soon will allow the city to roll back some cuts, including reduced hours at city recreation centers. Mayor Mike Johnston said the city would discontinue the costly practice of sheltering newly arrived migrants … Read more

‘We’re examining whether or not I have that power’

President Biden refused to commit to using executive action to turn away migrants seeking to enter the US at the southern border, arguing in an interview that aired Tuesday that he’s unsure whether he has that power.  In February, amid an expected surge in illegal border crossings, Biden, 81, had reportedly been mulling sweeping executive … Read more

Colorado voters split on compassion or rejection for migrants, poll says

Concerns about immigration, fueled by the ongoing migrant crisis, are at the forefront of many Colorado voters’ minds, a new poll says. But voters are split on how local officials should respond to the waves of new arrivals from the southern U.S. border. Thirty-one percent of likely voters in a poll conducted last month for … Read more

Kimberley Caines: All hell will break loose if Albanese Government loses next immigration detention case

In 15 days, expect all hell to break loose if the Albanese Government loses a High Court challenge that could see the release of about 170 non-citizens from immigration detention. Labor will blame Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for putting the community at risk by refusing to pass a Bill through Federal Parliament last week. FOLLOW … Read more

Immigrant families reunite at LA church after decades, and a border, apart – Daily News

Cornelio De La Cruz, Esperanza De La Cruz and her son Jesús Medina embrace their mom Maria Elena Ruiz during a reunification event for families from Jalisco, Mexico, at St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church in Inglewood on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) José Toscano embraces his mom Alicia Rafael Bernabé … Read more