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DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for Fiscal Year 2025

Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), announced that it expects to make an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, on top of the congressionally mandated 66,000 H-2B visas that are available each fiscal year.

November 15, 2024

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 12:44
A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Italy’s president urges Elon Musk to ‘respect sovereignty’ after court blocks Albania migrant deal

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 12:08
Musk criticized Italian judges’ decision to block Italy-Albania deal pending EU court clarification

Blinken discusses economic cooperation with Taiwan's APEC envoy

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 11:45
Blinken’s 20-minute pull-aside with Taiwan’s APEC envoy was not previously announced

Regional bloc urged to deal with Mozambique’s post-election violence

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 11:05
Mozambique has been rocked by violence following its Oct. 9 elections, with police accused of killing some 30 protesters

After election losses, Democrats assign blame, begin soul-searching

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 10:36
After losing the White House to former President Donald Trump, Democrats are soul-searching to figure out what went wrong. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.

Hundreds of South African illegal miners, police continue standoff

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 10:13
Police say they are trying to force the miners — believed to have been underground for several weeks — to resurface

Ukrainian women fight on front lines but still don’t have standard uniforms  

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 09:21
Nearly 68,000 women are serving in Ukraine's Armed Forces, with 10,000 of them fighting Russian troops on the front lines, the country's Ministry of Defense says.   

Dutch government says needs 'more time' for strategy on anti-Semitism 

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 07:32
"Because of the terrible events of November 7 and 8 and because I want to promote a fruitful debate in parliament, I have decided to take more time to get a strategy ready," Justice Minister David van Weel said

Spanish regional leader admits 'mistakes' in handling deadly floods 

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 07:17
The floods wrecked infrastructure, gutted buildings and submerged fields. The final bill is expected to soar to tens of billions of euros

Tropical Storm Sara makes landfall in Honduras, brings heavy rain to Central America

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 05:02
Storm could drop up to 75 centimeters in isolated areas

Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 04:08
Seven states or provinces spew more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases

Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular, problematic

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 04:07
Experts say plan ‘too blunt an instrument to address risks effectively’

1 dead, thousands without heat after Russian strike on Ukraine port city

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 04:04
Officials say another 10 people were wounded, including 2 children

Israeli airstrike hits south Beirut

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 04:01
Israeli military called for people to evacuate

US, Japan, South Korea coordinate response to North Korean threats

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 01:48
Leaders meet in Peru on APEC Forum sidelines

Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins majority in parliament

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 01:39
It’s an apparent solid mandate for his program for economic revival

A criticized Airbnb deal will let users play gladiator in Rome's Colosseum

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 15, 2024 - 01:23
Critics call the campaign with Airbnb ‘a disgrace,’ and a form of ‘touristification’

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