DHS Finalizes Weighted H-1B Lottery Rule, Favoring Higher-Paid Jobs from FY 2027
CBP Says One Million ESTAs Approved for World-Cup Fans as Trusted-Traveler Enrollments Surge
FAA Temporarily Shuts El Paso Airspace After CBP Anti-Drone Laser Hits Party Balloon
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FAA abruptly closes—then re-opens—El Paso airspace amid disputed cartel-drone ‘laser test’
The FAA issued, then lifted, a 10-day airspace ban over El Paso after an uncoordinated Pentagon laser test aimed at cartel drones. The overnight shutdown delayed more than 40 flights and exposed weak communication between the FAA, Defense Department and local stakeholders. Border-region companies should expect similar disruptions as counter-drone tests expand.
State Department freezes immigrant-visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries
Effective 21 January—but detailed publicly on 11 February—the State Department has halted all immigrant-visa issuances for nationals of 75 countries as it reviews public-charge rules. Family- and employment-based green-card cases abroad are frozen, while non-immigrant visas and U.S. adjustment-of-status filings continue. Employers need contingency plans for staff awaiting consular immigrant visas.
Editorial flags surge in U.S. visa refusals for foreign executives over minor past arrests
A Washington Post editorial highlights a spike in U.S. visa refusals—especially at the London embassy—based on decades-old arrests that never led to convictions. Executives are being barred under INA 214(b), complicating board travel and harming U.S. tourism receipts. Companies should prepare for stricter background scrutiny and develop contingency plans for key personnel.