Latest Immigration Authorities News & Updates

Ottawa, Jan 23 (IANS) Authorities in Canada have escalated their crackdown on a series of extortion cases that have been reported across British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, with investigators now analysing the involvement of over hundred foreign nationals, a report has stated. The British Columbia Extortion Task Force, established by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in 2025, has identified 111 foreign nationals whose involvement in these incidents is being investigated.Among those, seve…

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) The US government has cited concerns related to manipulation and abuse in the H-1B visa system as a key driver behind its decision to overhaul how visas are selected each year.The Department of Homeland Security, in a federal notification this week, asserted that the changes were needed to strengthen “process integrity” and preserve fairness in the cap-subject H-1B program.These new rules outline a range of practices that the DHS said raised red flags during recent …