342.73 — Constitutional and administrative law (United States)

  • Trump’s $250 Visa Integrity Fee Could Cost U.S. $9.4 Billion in Visitor Spending

    The United States has introduced a new $250 “visa integrity fee” for all nonimmigrant visa holders, a sweeping measure signed into law on July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The non-waivable, non-reducible fee applies to tourists, students, business visitors, and temporary workers alike, creating new legal and economic debates over…

  • Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Unconstitutional

    In a major rebuke of a controversial immigration policy, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled this week that former President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for certain children born in the United States is unconstitutional. In a 2–1 decision issued on July 23, 2025, a three-judge panel held…