Staff reporter at The Visa Queue, covering Immigration.
A coalition of colleges, international-education groups, and labor unions has filed a lawsuit to block a new rule that would introduce fixed four-year admission periods for F-1 students, J-1 exchange visitors, and I-status foreign media representatives.
A British pilots’ union has warned that a silent mechanical defect in certain Airbus cockpit fire-switch panels can cause an uncommanded engine shutdown during flight. The defect is caused by a faulty retaining pin that can release the cockpit fire-switch button without pilot input, leading to a potential catastrophic engine loss.
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 deportees from the United States over the next year, with the first 20 scheduled to arrive in Monrovia on Thursday.