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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6h

New — Donald Trump officially proclaims October 14, 2025 a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk.

Comes as the Trump State Department targeted at least 6 people in the US, revoking their visas, for their speech on Kirk.

NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
FOR CHARLIE KIRK
Proclamations
October 14. 2025
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 10, 2025, pure evil struck when the legendary Charlie Kirk was assassinated in broad daylight in a campus courtyard, triggering a groundswell of righteous fury all across our land. Today, our Nation honors the immortal memory of Charlie - a father, a husband, a Christian martyr, and a titan of the American conservative movement. We honor his life, we send our condolences to his beautiful family, and we pledge to advance the values for which he laid down his life.
Every day, Charlie devoted himself to a set of simple causes: Defending the truth, encouraging debate, and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was gracious and articulate beyond measure, always welcomed opposing perspectives, and never deviated from his noble goal of bridging our political, cultural, and philosophical divides.
As we mourn this extraordinary loss, my Administration will continue to do everything in its power to end this devastating wave of political violence. No civilized country can endure a culture where open debate is met with gunfire, the pursuit of truth is met with bloodshed, and love of country is met with seething hatred. In Charlie's absence, we are now tasked with continuing his mission of giving voice to our cherished American ideals with confidence and clarity. Like him, we must not flinch in the face of darkness and hostility - and we must never waver in speaking the truth with joyful and steadfast resolve.
Today, on what would have been his 32nd birthday, our Nation honors the loving memory of Charlie Kirk. We offer our condolences to his beautiful wife, Erika, and two precious children.
We call on every American to pray for peace in our public square. Above all, we renew our resolve to always defend our principles of truth, faith, and the open exchange of ideas.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRU…

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Julia Gelatt @juliagelatt.bsky.social · 14h

This is big news for the tens of thousands of spouses of H-1Bs who have permission to work in the U.S. About 70,000 spouses of H-1Bs were approved for new or renewal work authorization documents last fiscal year.

Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 15h

The Supreme Court passed on a challenge to employment eligibility for spouses of H-1B visa holders.

The DC Circuit had upheld the lawfulness of work permits for H-4 dependent visa holders last year.

#H1Bvisa #immigration #tech

Justices Pass on Hearing Challenge to H-1B Spouses’ Work Permits

The US Supreme Court has declined to consider a bid by immigration opponents to invalidate employment authorization for spouses of certain temporary foreign workers in the US.

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 15h

The Supreme Court passed on a challenge to employment eligibility for spouses of H-1B visa holders.

The DC Circuit had upheld the lawfulness of work permits for H-4 dependent visa holders last year.

#H1Bvisa #immigration #tech

Justices Pass on Hearing Challenge to H-1B Spouses’ Work Permits

The US Supreme Court has declined to consider a bid by immigration opponents to invalidate employment authorization for spouses of certain temporary foreign workers in the US.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5d

Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000. nfap.com/research/new...

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 6d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 6d

The suit shows how the fee would squeeze businesses well outside of the tech sector that don’t have other options beyond the visa program to meet critical labor needs.

H-1B $100,000 Fee Lawsuit Signals Labor Disruptions Beyond Tech

The first legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B workers was launched by a coalition of employers well outside of Silicon Valley, showcasing the effects the steep new co...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 6d

President Trump’s surprise proclamation slapping new H-1B workers with a $100,000 fee jolted the tech industry.

The first legal challenge to the fee though didn’t come from Silicon Valley, but a coalition of healthcare, education, and religious employers.

#H1Bvisa #immigration #healthcare #tech

H-1B $100,000 Fee Lawsuit Signals Labor Disruptions Beyond Tech

The first legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B workers was launched by a coalition of employers well outside of Silicon Valley, showcasing the effects the steep new co...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 10d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11d

The Supreme Court let the Trump administration strip more than 300,000 Venezuelans of the right to temporarily live and work in the US, a decision that opens a new category of migrants to the prospect of arrest and deportation

Supreme Court Lets Trump End Venezuelan Migrant Protections

A divided Supreme Court let the Trump administration strip more than 300,000 Venezuelans of the right to temporarily live and work in the US, in a decision that opens a new category of migrants to the prospect of arrest and deportation.

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 11d

The first legal challenge to President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B entry fee was filed in San Francisco Friday.

Read the complaint: aboutblaw.com/bjLp

#immigration #H1B #tech

Trump Hit With First Lawsuit to Block $100,000 H-1B Entry Fee

A federal court should set aside a new $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B workers by the Trump administration, according to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of industry groups, unions, and individual visa hol...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 12d

Republicans claim Democrats are shutting forcing a shutdown over healthcare for unauthorized immigrants. But the GOP is about to cut coverage from 1.4 million immigrants with lawful status in the US, @erincdurkin.bsky.social reports

#immigration #shutdown #healthcare

Health Care Losses for Legal Immigrants Caught in Shutdown Fight

Despite Republicans pushing the argument that Democrats are leveraging the government shutdown to provide undocumented immigrants with health care, it’s legal immigrants that are about to lose coverag...

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 13d

JUST IN: Over Trump DOJ objection, judge dismisses w/prejudice federal case against man accused of assaulting two MS national guardsmen in DC. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan sees "improper purpose"/potential "prosecutorial harassment" in courthouse shuffle. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 14d

You can read this opinion here:
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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 14d

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio “acted in concert to misuse the sweeping powers of their respective offices to target noncitizen pro-Palestinians for deportation primarily on account of their First Amendment protected political speech,” Judge William G. Young wrote.

Trump’s Student Deportation Policy Ruled Unconstitutional (1)

A US policy targeting international students for removal on ideological grounds is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Boston ruled in a significant loss for the Trump administration’s crackdown on f...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 14d

The Trump administration's ideological driven deportation campaign targeting international students over pro-Palestinian advocacy is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Boston found.

Trump’s Student Deportation Policy Ruled Unconstitutional (1)

A US policy targeting international students for removal on ideological grounds is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Boston ruled in a significant loss for the Trump administration’s crackdown on f...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 14d

DHS plans to begin accepting new #DACA requests after a multi-year freeze on new applications.

While Texas residents can only seek deferred action, immigrants in the rest of the country who qualify for the program elsewhere will also be able to apply for work permits.

#immigration #dreamers

US to Accept Immigrant Dreamer DACA Requests After 4-Year Freeze

Young immigrants brought to the US without authorization as children can soon file new requests for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Department of Homeland Security said, ending a long-runn...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 18d

Have questions about the White House H-1B proclamation or the proposal to overhaul the annual visa lottery?

I’m doing a #RedditAMA on H-1B changes at 12 ET today.

Link here: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 19d

Teamed up with Ellen Gilmer @bgov.com to look at how Trump's proposed H-1B lottery overhaul reignites legal disputes from his first term over executive powers to pick participants in the visa program.

#immigration #tech #employment #H1Bvisas

Trump H-1B Lottery Proposal Tests Authority to Pick Visa Winners

A Trump administration plan to steer visas heavily used by the tech sector to higher-earning workers is set to renew a legal fight over authority to pick and choose users of the H-1B program.

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 20d

The Trump admin clarified that current workers won't be affected.

But scant guidance otherwise has left businesses guessing over how it affects nonprofit employers or student visa holders and how exemptions can be claimed. It's not even clear how to pay.

Trump’s New H-1B Fee Sparks Confusion Among Employers, Attorneys

Attorneys are still deciphering scant guidance from federal agencies on how President Donald Trump‘s new $100,000 fee on H-1B petitions will affect hospitals, educational employers, and recent graduat...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 20d

Days after a White House proclamation took effect slapping a $100,000 entry fee on H-1B workers, major questions remain about it will be carried out.

Trump’s New H-1B Fee Sparks Confusion Among Employers, Attorneys

Attorneys are still deciphering scant guidance from federal agencies on how President Donald Trump‘s new $100,000 fee on H-1B petitions will affect hospitals, educational employers, and recent graduat...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 21d

Read the proposal here: aboutblaw.com/bjBi

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 21d

The Trump administration has released a proposal to replace the current H-1B visa lottery with a weighted selection process favoring higher wages and skill levels.

#H1B #visas #immigration #tech

Trump Plans H-1B Lottery Replacement With Wage-Based Rule

The Trump administration is proposing a major overhaul of the selection process for H-1B visas heavily used by the tech industry, basing allocation on skill-level required and wages offered for a posi...

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Francesca D'Annunzio @francescadnunz.bsky.social · 22d

In April, authorities raided what they say was a Tren de Aragua gathering. Attendees say it was a birthday party.

Among those detained included a homeless barber/DoorDash driver, and three people who fled Venezuela years ago *because of* that gang

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Officials Said They Busted a Tren de Aragua Party. Attendees Beg to Differ.

A highly publicized multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left an Austin mother's life in tatters. It also fit a pattern of unproven gang-...

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Nadia Reiman @nadiareiman.bsky.social · 23d

Hi! We made a show for you about what’s been happening at immigration court:

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The Hand That Rocks The Gavel - This American Life

A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside.

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