Immigration Policy

Students walking together across a university campus walkway

September 18, 2026

Australia migration overhaul changes visa priorities as government tightens temporary migration rules

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has announced a package of migration reforms aimed at reducing net overseas migration and tightening settings for temporary visa holders. The changes affect international students and

Person seated at a desk with laptop and work items, representing employment transition pressure.

Policy·USA

DHS Proposes Ending Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period for H-1B and Other Work Visas

The Department of Homeland Security is proposing to eliminate a discretionary grace period that currently allows foreign workers to remain in the U.S. for up to 60 days after their job ends without violating their immigration status. This proposed change

September 11, 2026

Bessent Defends Yen Intervention as DHS Ends H-1B Grace Period and Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban

Business·Energy·Policy·World

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended yen intervention, DHS ended the H-1B grace period, and Russia extended its diesel export ban through September 2026.

Up to 200,000 asylum applicants at risk: visa revocation plan targets B-1/B-2 holders under executive order

Policy·USA

Reports indicate that up to 200,000 foreign nationals holding B-1/B-2 visitor visas who applied for asylum could face visa revocation under executive orders, sparking

Federal agents conducting an immigration raid at the Hyundai-LG battery plant construction site in Bryan County, Georgia, where 475 workers were detained in September 2025.

News·Politics·World

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Immigrant-Visa Ban for 75 Countries

A federal judge in New York ruled Friday that President Trump’s ban on immigrant visas for 75 countries was unlawful and ordered it stopped. The decision reopens a green-card path for families

Govind Tekale

August 23, 2026

The Great Dome at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, illuminated at night.

Business·Policy·Politics·USA

Trump Administration Weighs a $100,000 Fee on OPT, the Work Route for Foreign Graduates

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a $100,000 fee on Optional Practical Training, the programme that lets international graduates work in the US after their degree.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 6, 2026