The U.S. State Department has announced that the opening of the 2027 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program, also known as the Green Card Lottery, will be delayed as officials implement “certain changes” to the entry process. The announcement, published November 5 on the Department’s website, leaves millions of hopeful applicants worldwide in limbo as they…
Immigrants applying for U.S. visas could now be denied entry if they suffer from common health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, or heart disease, under a controversial new guidance issued by the Trump administration. The internal State Department memo, first reported by KFF Health News and later confirmed by ABC News, instructs embassy and consular…
New York City leaders and community organizations are mobilizing in anticipation of a potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crackdown, following the election of Zohran Mamdani as the city’s next mayor. Concerns over heightened federal enforcement have prompted officials to review strategies to protect residents and safeguard city operations. LaToya McBean Pompy, a prominent immigration…
In a victory for the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily halted a lower court’s order that would have required the State Department to issue passports reflecting a person’s gender identity. The decision reinstates a policy mandating that federal passports display the holder’s sex as designated at birth. The court’s brief, unsigned opinion…
The legal battle over sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump took center stage this week with the Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump case, which challenges whether the president has the authority, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), to unilaterally impose import duties without congressional approval. Here’s what you need to know —…
A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, delivered a sharp rebuke to Justice Department prosecutors handling the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, criticizing what he called an “indict first, investigate second” approach in a prosecution widely viewed as politically motivated and ordered at the direction of former President Donald Trump.…
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is once again making headlines from behind bars, this time for reportedly claiming that President Donald Trump will grant him a pardon. According to a TMZ exclusive, multiple sources at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute in New Jersey allege that Diddy has been “bragging” to other inmates about his supposed…