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Billal Rahman

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
125
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Billal Rahman

    Big Bend border construction to resume, Texas conservationists vow to fight (opens the original)

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    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has allowed a temporary pause on border construction projects in the Big Bend region of Texas to expire, clearing the way for work on one project to resume while officials consider scaling back a separate proposal affecting Big Bend National Park. Federal court filings from September 29 show U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will lift its pause on ground-disturbing activities for the Big Bend 2 project beginning September 30. That project calls fo

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Billal Rahman

    USCIS Announces Higher Immigration Fees: What Applicants Will Pay (opens the original)

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    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is raising several immigration-related fees beginning October 16, with asylum seekers and some applicants for work permits, parole, and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) among those affected. The increases are inflation adjustments to immigration fees established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending law that became law in July 2025. The changes come as the Trump administration continues to tighte

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Billal Rahman

    NYPD cop posed as ICE agent to 'take revenge' on woman: DOJ (opens the original)

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    A former New York City police sergeant pleaded guilty Wednesday to impersonating a federal immigration official in order to threaten a woman and her family with deportation, conduct prosecutors have described as an attempt to “take revenge” on someone in his personal life. Atickul Islam, 29, of Queens, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to false impersonation of a U.S. officer, a violation of federal law carrying a maximum sentence of three years in prison. U.S. District Judge Dora L. I

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Billal Rahman

    Four green card changes coming before 2027 (opens the original)

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    Green card applicants could see new opportunities to file their applications in October as the start of the federal government's 2027 fiscal year brings a fresh supply of immigrant visa numbers and updated cutoff dates. The changes affect family-sponsored and employment-based applicants, as well as people considering the EB-5 immigrant investor program. The federal government's 2027 fiscal year begins October 1. Each fiscal year, immigrant visa limits reset, allowing the State Department and U.S

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Billal Rahman

    US envoy issues 5-point update on US visa curbs for South Africa (opens the original)

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    The United States has laid out five steps it wants South Africa to take as Washington ramps up pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa's government. U.S. Ambassador to South Africa L. Brent Bozell III said Washington presented the South African government with five requests aimed at resolving some of the disputes that have strained relations between the countries. The five points provide one of the clearest indications yet of what the Trump administration wants from South Africa as relations betwe

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