Trump-Appointed Head of Global News Agency Won’t Extend Visas for Foreign Journalists

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Trump-Appointed Head of Global News Agency Won’t Extend Visas for Foreign Journalists

  “It is appalling that the VOA’s new boss could be so reckless about the safety of journalists,” said PEN America. Dozens of foreign journalists are expected to be sent back to their home countries from the U.S. following a decision on Thursday by the newly appointed head of the federal government’s global news agency to not […]

Senator: Overbroad Response to Ruling Leaves Seasonal Economy ‘On the Ropes’

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Senator: Overbroad Response to Ruling Leaves Seasonal Economy ‘On the Ropes’

Senator Lisa Murkowski and 13 of her U.S. Senate colleagues are urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor to resume accepting and processing H-2B visas for seasonal jobs across Alaska in the fishing, resource and visitor industries.  The federal H-2B program allows businesses to hire workers from foreign countries for positions […]