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Immigration, visas, border enforcement, international travel status, and migration policy.

4,887 stories · 47 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

Start with the latest. Scroll back through time, or zoom in for more.

Year by yearUp to 5 stories per year
2026624 stories
U.S. State Department pauses immigrant visa applications↗ wsj.com · HN · 1455 comments · 840 points · Aug 26, 2026
The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel↗ edri.org · HN · 357 comments · 554 points · Jul 20, 2026
Green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply, Trump administration says↗ nytimes.com · HN · 1990 comments · 1129 points · May 22, 2026
The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal↗ frommers.com · HN · 750 comments · 613 points · Feb 02, 2026
Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 visa requests↗ theguardian.com · HN · 324 comments · 415 points · Jan 13, 2026
20251,165 stories
CBP is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with suspicious travel patterns↗ apnews.com · HN · 885 comments · 838 points · Nov 20, 2025
Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says↗ reuters.com · HN · 1862 comments · 1476 points · Sep 19, 2025
Trump administration halts Harvard's ability to enroll international students↗ nytimes.com · HN · 1039 comments · 922 points · May 22, 2025
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation↗ aclu.org · HN · 827 comments · 743 points · Apr 26, 2025
I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks↗ theguardian.com · HN · 826 comments · 1009 points · Mar 19, 2025
2024520 stories
Updates to H-1B↗ uscis.gov · HN · 1354 comments · 461 points · Dec 18, 2024
Passport Photos↗ maxsiedentopf.com · HN · 226 comments · 1538 points · Nov 06, 2024
Kim Dotcom's extradition to the U.S. given green light by New Zealand↗ torrentfreak.com · HN · 1150 comments · 853 points · Aug 15, 2024
10% of Cubans left Cuba between 2022 and 2023↗ miamiherald.com · HN · 1127 comments · 546 points · Jul 20, 2024
Japan to introduce six-month residency visa for 'digital nomads'↗ asia.nikkei.com · HN · 297 comments · 239 points · Feb 02, 2024
2023589 stories
New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for STEM workers↗ science.org · HN · 394 comments · 224 points · Dec 28, 2023
How I obtained a business manager visa in Japan↗ tokyodev.com · HN · 52 comments · 68 points · Dec 22, 2023
Fukuoka court rules ban on dual nationality is constitutional↗ japantimes.co.jp · HN · 38 comments · 52 points · Dec 06, 2023
Apple discriminated against US citizens in hiring, DOJ says↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 33 comments · 54 points · Nov 10, 2023
Urgent: Sign the petition now↗ ycombinator.com · HN · 414 comments · 281 points · Mar 11, 2023
2022587 stories
230K Chinese “persuaded to return” from abroad to establish Extraterritoriality↗ safeguarddefenders.com · HN · 202 comments · 457 points · Oct 01, 2022
Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years↗ axios.com · HN · 977 comments · 743 points · Apr 19, 2022
Canada to ban foreigners from buying homes↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 793 comments · 790 points · Apr 07, 2022
Visa's marketing opt-out has been down for over a week. Is this a legal issue?↗ marketingreportoptout.visa.com · HN · 147 comments · 529 points · Mar 29, 2022
Israel passes law denying naturalization to Palestinian spouses↗ reuters.com · HN · 668 comments · 628 points · Mar 11, 2022
2021597 stories
20 years after 9/11: Will we ever stop taking our shoes off at airports?↗ ocregister.com · HN · 924 comments · 495 points · Sep 08, 2021
Costa Rica signs law to attract digital nomads↗ ticotimes.net · HN · 252 comments · 357 points · Aug 14, 2021
Support for team members who are mistreated in their country↗ gitlab.com · HN · 220 comments · 272 points · Jul 20, 2021
Ghana will no longer sell cocoa to Switzerland↗ face2faceafrica.com · HN · 417 comments · 477 points · Mar 18, 2021
U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for international air passengers↗ reuters.com · HN · 439 comments · 382 points · Jan 12, 2021
2020805 stories
Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa program requiring higher pay↗ wsj.com · HN · 1363 comments · 1256 points · Oct 06, 2020
US Border Patrol says they can create central repository of traveler emails↗ viewfromthewing.com · HN · 364 comments · 406 points · Aug 23, 2020
U.S. backs down in fight with Harvard, MIT over student visas↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 257 comments · 498 points · Jul 14, 2020
U.S. will suspend all travel from Europe for 30 days↗ nbcnews.com · HN · 866 comments · 920 points · Mar 12, 2020
U.S. immigration policy has been a boon for the tech industry in Canada↗ npr.org · HN · 407 comments · 401 points · Feb 04, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Japan moves to tighten rules for foreigners↗ aljazeera.com · HN · 603 comments · 204 points · Sep 26, 2026
U.S. State Department pauses immigrant visa applications↗ wsj.com · HN · 1455 comments · 840 points · Aug 26, 2026
Winning the visa lottery↗ aeaweb.org · HN · 133 comments · 112 points · Sep 21, 2026
New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore↗ spectrum.ieee.org · HN · 382 comments · 170 points · Sep 14, 2026
U.S. Small Biz Can't Ship to the EU Anymore↗ glog.glennf.com · HN · 79 comments · 62 points · Sep 21, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Japan moves to tighten rules for foreigners↗ aljazeera.com · HN · 603 comments · 204 points · Sep 26, 2026
New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore↗ spectrum.ieee.org · HN · 382 comments · 170 points · Sep 14, 2026
Winning the visa lottery↗ aeaweb.org · HN · 133 comments · 112 points · Sep 21, 2026
UC Berkeley indefinitely suspends international student work authorizations↗ dailycal.org · HN · 84 comments · 105 points · Aug 31, 2026
US to ban Canadian dairy, alcohol, motor vehicle imports on September 29↗ reuters.com · HN · 46 comments · 72 points · Sep 09, 2026
US diplomat secretly flown home ‘had child abuse images at flat’↗ thetimes.com · HN · 27 comments · 63 points · Sep 13, 2026
U.S. Small Biz Can't Ship to the EU Anymore↗ glog.glennf.com · HN · 79 comments · 62 points · Sep 21, 2026
Executive order on H-1B nonimmigrant visa administration↗ whitehouse.gov · HN · 47 comments · 36 points · Sep 19, 2026
Australia to bar foreign students from bringing partner/child while they study↗ channelnewsasia.com · HN · 11 comments · 32 points · Sep 17, 2026
How high is current immigration to the United States in historical perspective?↗ ourworldindata.org · HN · 20 comments · 30 points · Sep 21, 2026

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