Trump increased H-2B visa quota for his own businesses after ‘secret meeting with lobbyists’

[ad_1] H-2B visa is for non-agricultural guest workers employed mostly by the hospitality industry in the US. The Donald Trump administration silently walked back on a lesser-targeted visa program and restored its quota after reducing it, as the president’s private businesses depend largely on workers coming to the US on that visa. While the H-1B […]

H-1B lottery selection rates increased to ‘unseen levels’ under Trump’s new rule, claim immigration firms

[ad_1] Selection rates increased in this year’s H-1B lottery, immigration firms said. The first H-1B lottery (FY 2027) held under the second Donald Trump administration this year saw selection rates jump to “unseen levels”, Bloomberg Law reported, citing data from immigration firms. This was the first lottery that was based on wage levels and also […]

‘Due to increased regional tensions…’: US Embassy in Israel restricts employees’ travel

[ad_1] US embassy in Israel issues security alert to its employees amid rising tension in the region. The US Embassy in Jerusalem Thursday issued a fresh security alert restricting its employees from traveling amid heightening tensions in the region between Israel and Iran. “Due to the increased regional tensions, U.S. government employees and their family […]