Immigration
White House Immigration Clampdown Squeezes AI Labs as Compute Race Intensifies
Dual restrictions on foreign nationals and H-1B visas constrain talent recruitment while wage premiums surge to 56% and China accelerates self-reliance strategy.
California Demands Return of Deported Deaf Child as ICE Enforcement Intensifies
Six-year-old deaf student deported to Colombia during routine check-in, triggering demands from state officials and questions about enforcement protocols for vulnerable populations.
What Is the H-1B Visa and Why Does It Matter for Tech?
The visa program that channels skilled foreign workers into America's technology sector faces its biggest policy shift since 1990.
UK Deploys Post-Brexit Emergency Brake to Ban Student Visas from Four Nations
Britain suspends education visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan—the first time Westminster has used nationality-specific immigration powers to curb asylum claims via legal routes.
NIST Bars Foreign Scientists from Labs in Sharp Escalation of U.S. Tech Decoupling
New three-year cap on international researchers threatens to expel 500 scientists and erode America's position at the centre of global standards-setting.