The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has placed an immediate hold on Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Adjustment of Status cases filed within the United States, following a new policy memorandum issued on December 19, 2025. The policy affects DV Lottery winners who applied for their green cards through Adjustment of Status (AOS)—the process that…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and surrounding areas while a legal challenge continues, dealing a significant setback to President Donald Trump’s efforts to use federalized forces to support immigration enforcement in Illinois. In an unsigned order, the Court left in place…
The U.S. Department of Education has announced that the Trump administration will begin garnishing wages of federal student loan borrowers in default starting in January 2026, marking a major escalation in efforts to recover delinquent federal debts. According to the department, the first notices are expected to be sent during the week of January 7…
The U.S. Justice Department has released nearly 30,000 pages of records linked to its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, marking the most extensive disclosure to date in the long-running case involving the late financier and convicted sex offender. Among the files are numerous references to President Donald Trump, including a prosecutor’s email noting several flights Trump…
More than 100 organizations supporting human-trafficking survivors across the United States have lost critical funding since October 2025, leaving thousands of survivors at heightened risk, according to an investigation by The Guardian. The freeze affects programs that provide emergency housing, legal advocacy, and counseling for survivors. Advocacy groups warn that the U.S. Department of Justice’s…
The Trump administration has initiated a sweeping recall of nearly 30 career diplomats serving in ambassadorial and senior embassy positions worldwide. The move marks a significant reshaping of U.S. diplomatic representation abroad. Officials say the moves aim to ensure that top envoys fully support President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy priorities. The affected ambassadors,…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new “Trump Class” of Navy battleships has sparked renewed debate over the legal and constitutional framework governing military procurement, defence spending, and executive authority in the United States. Speaking as commander in chief, Trump said he had approved plans for the U.S. Navy to begin constructing two…
Newly released court documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case have shed further light on the methods used by his former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, to groom and manipulate vulnerable teenage girls, reinforcing details that emerged during her 2021 sex-trafficking trial. The documents, part of a tranche of grand jury materials unsealed in Manhattan federal court,…
The United States has revoked and denied visas to senior Honduran election officials, escalating diplomatic pressure on the Central American nation as it struggles to conclude its presidential election nearly three weeks after ballots were cast. In a statement released on Friday, the US Department of State said the visa actions were taken in response…