From ruins to rebuilding: Three Jamaican mothers face the future after hurricane
By Karina Tijomirov and Maxine Alleyne, IOM Three women in Jamaica whose lives were upended by the destructive force of a hurricane which battered the Caribbean island are looking to rebuild their future. Right before Hurricane Melissa swept across Jamaica in late October 2025, Rose* took her two children to a friend’s sturdy concrete home to
More industries want Trump’s help hiring immigrant labor after farms get a break
By: Tim Henderson As food prices remain high, the Trump administration has made it easier for farmers to hire foreign guest workers and to pay them less. Now, other industries with large immigrant workforces also are asking for relief as they combat labor shortages and raids. Visas for temporary foreign workers are a quick fix
U.S. work authorizations for legal immigrants slashed from 5 years to 18 months
By: Ariana Figueroa WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday announced new restrictions for immigrants, reducing the work authorization periods from five years to 18 months, the latest crackdown on legal immigration. The new policy follows the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members by an Afghan national granted asylum earlier this year. The shift
Detroit’s vacant lots have surprising upside: boosting bird diversity
By Eric Freedman LANSING – The proliferation of vacant lots in Detroit in recent decades has had a beneficial effect on bird diversity, according to a new study by researchers from Michigan State University and Carleton University in Ottawa.This story also appeared in Capital News Service But what’s good for the birds may not be as
Trump administration threatens to withhold food stamp aid in states like NJ
By: Jacob Fischler The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin next week to block nutrition assistance funding for states led by Democrats that have not provided data on fraud in the program, Secretary Brooke Rollins told President Donald Trump at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. USDA sought data from states earlier this year related to their
