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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elora Mukherjee of Columbia Law about the impact of the U.S. visa policy reversal on international students and what's at stake beyond elite universities.

The Trump administration has announced new visa restrictions to a bid to stop pregnant women from coming to the U.S. for purpose of giving birth to new American citizens.

When a gunman opened fire in Las Vegas in 2017, undocumented immigrants were victims. Now some are pursuing a special visa. Survivors of the mass shooting in El Paso may be eligible, too.

Costa Rican officials there are jumping into the global competition for remote workers.

Human rights groups are challenging the plan in court.

Trump's previous executive order caused chaos at airports and inspired protests and dozens of lawsuits. The new version omits Iraq, doesn't apply to existing visas and isn't in effect immediately.

For the first time since 2017, the U.S. Embassy in Cuba has resumed full consular and visa services in Havana. The U.S. says the reopening is to ensure the safe and legal migration of Cubans.

The Trump administration put the freeze in place last year, saying it was needed to safeguard the job market. But President Biden condemned it, calling it harmful to businesses and individuals alike.

The Kushner family's pitch to investors in China this weekend raised questions about conflicts of interest, and once again raised the profile of a controversial investor visa program known as EB-5. It's designed to create American jobs with foreign investors but has been abused.

The administration claims the move is part of its larger effort to curb perceived third-party staffing and visa abuse, and to protect U.S. workers and jobs.