In an effort to combat Chinese espionage in the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently launched a nationwide investigation aimed at Chinese student visa holders suspected of having undisclosed Chinese military ties. FBI o…
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On July 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that foreign students studying in the United States on F-1 and M-1 visas would not be able to remain in the United States if their courses were entirely online for the fall 2020 semest…
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson and FBI Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett announced they had arrested of Xin Wang, a scientific researcher and officer with the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA), on cha…
As part of a broader response to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) cracking down on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, President Trump last Friday issued an executive order that places restrictions on certain Chinese graduate students and research…
The Department of State is reportedly preparing to revoke the visas of some 3,000 of the more than 360,000 Chinese students currently studying in the U.S. – an all-time high – citing national security concerns as its primary reason. The 3,000 students…
As the coronavirus epidemic began to emerge in America, U.S. law enforcement officials say a Pakistani doctor here on an H-1B work visa was incubating seeds of terror. Muhammad Masood, a research coordinator at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Rochester,…
Citing a need to ensure “the repatriation of foreign nationals who violate the laws of the United States,” President Donald Trump on Friday issued a memorandum stating that he has – and will use – authority to impose visa sanctions on…
A controversial immigration program that awards U.S. visas to wealthy investors, mostly Chinese, could be expanding. The White House is reported to be considering a proposal to increase the number of EB-5 green cards from 10,000 to 75,000 annually and …
As the COVID-19 outbreak worsens in our country, it remains imperative to keep the health interests of immigration officials in our minds. Reports indicate that Border Patrol agents at the southern border feel left behind during this outbreak. It is sa…
America in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic is by no means normal. The “present normal” for many Americans is reflected in temporary work-from-home schedules, closed schools, bare grocery shelves and deferred vacation and business travel. While hand wa…