NEW ORLEANS — Vilma Palacios has been held at the Basile, Louisiana detention center since June, even though she says she was in the process of renewing her work permit. “I told him 'why am I under ...

Dr. Emily Williams Knight said an expansion of the current U.S. work permit system could help alleviate workforce shortages in the food industry. Knight said by expanding work programs it helps ...

Dario Romero, right, greets a customer in this August 2025 photo at his Venezuelan restaurant in Kissimmee, Fla. He says the restaurant has recently struggled to fill job openings and business is down ...

The Trump administration has quietly executed one of its most sweeping shifts on immigrant labor in years, sharply shortening how long many newcomers can legally work in the United States and ...