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An American student living in Melbourne says Australia’s sweeping new migration rules, including a No Further Stay condition and tougher visa pathways, are prompting her to consider leaving before her current visa expires. After moving on a Working Holiday Visa in 2024 and later pursuing a student visa, she cites high costs, a strict work cap, and broader reforms as reasons not to finish her studies or extend her stay.
At UC Berkeley, a 'Kirkversary' event commemorating Charlie Kirk’s death drew a campus crowd and federal attention after reports of mocking, with a top State Department official warning that celebrations like this could jeopardize international students’ visas.
A Boston federal judge blocked the DHS from enforcing a rule that would cap how long foreign students (F visas) and journalists (I visas) may stay in the United States—four years for students and up to 240 days for journalists—finding the rule rested on weak rationales and failed to consider less burdensome alternatives, thereby preserving the long-standing duration-of-status system and preventing potential hundreds of millions in higher-education costs and enrollment declines at major universities.
A Utah family moved to Pattaya, Thailand in 2024 to live and work remotely, but visa complications forced a multi-country detour with their young son through Malaysia and Vietnam (and a late-night hotel snag in Manila) before Thailand granted a five-year Destination Thailand Visa; eight months after leaving Utah they returned home, stronger as a couple and still open to returning to Asia someday.
Nearly 1,000 foreign nationals on business manager visas left Japan in the first half of 2026, about four times the departures a year earlier, after the government sharply tightened visa requirements last autumn.
Jenny Slatten’s ALS is advancing and she can no longer speak, according to husband Sumit Singh. He pleads for immigration help so they can travel to the U.S. for better treatment, fearing they could be separated if he can’t accompany her. The couple has documented their journey from India and TLC has chronicled their relationship and medical updates.
Fightful Select reports MVP wasn’t at AEW All In because the visa process has changed; the issue is being worked on for the future. The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) teamed with Big Boom AJ & QT Marshall in the Buy In against Shane Taylor Promotions.
The State Department paused all immigrant visa processing to train consular officers on new restrictions, with interviews canceled or postponed and later rescheduled from September through November. A federal judge ruled the policy exceeded the department’s authority, and the administration also plans to revoke B-1/B-2 visas for up to 200,000 noncitizens who have sought or are seeking asylum in the U.S.
The State Department has paused all immigrant visa applications to brief consular staff on a new public-charge policy designed to bar applicants likely to rely on government benefits, a temporary measure expected to last through early-to-mid September with interviews now rescheduled for later months; the pause mainly affects family-based immigrant visas outside the U.S., while work-based visas are largely unaffected; concurrently, the administration plans to revoke up to 200,000 B1/B2 tourist and business visas tied to asylum claims, a move coordinated with DHS intended to curb asylum abuse, though those already in the U.S. awaiting asylum would not be immediately impacted and asylum processing can take years. The policy change signals a broader crackdown on immigration and could face litigation if challenged.
The Trump administration unveiled plans to revoke up to 200,000 B-1 (business) and B-2 (tourism) visas held by individuals who sought asylum in the U.S., with revocations issued on a rolling basis. The move, described by officials as part of a broader, ongoing immigration crackdown and celebrated as the largest mass visa revocation, comes alongside other policy pushes such as proposed steep H-1B fees and ongoing visa-related litigation.
A Manhattan federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s 75-country immigrant visa ban as contrary to law and outside the State Department’s authority, ruling officers were ordered to deny visas from those countries even when applicants could support themselves. The policy halted permanent-residence visas for family- or job-based immigration from about 40% of nations and did not affect nonimmigrant visas. The court found the ban violated the 1965 law barring nationality discrimination and exceeded the secretary of state’s discretion; the administration can appeal, and both sides have until Sept. 11 to propose remedies for remaining issues. Plaintiffs included U.S. citizens and visa applicants blocked by the policy.
Bill Ackman unveils six new holdings for Pershing Square funds—Netflix, Visa, Mastercard, Alcon, Intercontinental Exchange, and S&P Global—marking his biggest portfolio overhaul in years, driven by expected earnings growth, with shares moving broadly higher on the news and 13F filings to follow.
Pershing Square disclosed six new stock positions, four of them financials—Visa, Mastercard, S&P Global, and Intercontinental Exchange—alongside Netflix and Alcon. Ackman argues the four financials are “capital-light toll takers” with inflation-resilient, high-volume cash flows and valuable data/services, and notes a long track record with these names, making the six-position move a cautious tilt toward durable, long-term growth.
Bill Ackman disclosed six new investments for Pershing Square funds, including Netflix, Visa, Mastercard, Alcon, Intercontinental Exchange, and S&P Global, marking his biggest portfolio overhaul in years as he bets earnings growth will drive value. The moves will be held in his funds, including the newly listed Pershing Square USA, with 13F filings expected to reveal the changes; the shift comes amid a period of mixed performance for his vehicles but underscores his ongoing strategy of selective, high-conviction bets.
Visa will acquire Tel Aviv-based fraud-detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash from Permira and other investors, adding BioCatch’s behavioral biometrics to help detect fraud before payments. The deal expands Visa’s value-added services and cybersecurity offerings, with closing expected by the end of Visa’s fiscal Q2 2027 and subject to regulatory approval. BioCatch serves about 760 million users across roughly 350 banks, complementing Visa’s network of financial institutions.