Employers applying for such worker visas must prove an existing labor shortage.
Early vessel movements through the Strait of Hormuz signal growing confidence in the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
The rates are still higher than some other countries, though.
The court also ordered a forfeiture of more than $2.49 million, which the DOJ said was the gross proceeds of the individual’s cocaine business.

Ruger and Rideout are the latest firearms manufacturers to head south as Democrat-run states tighten gun-control laws.
The test scores have not been considered in the university’s admissions process since 2021.
Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi faces a maximum sentence of 85 years in federal prison if convicted.
Prosecutors allege the group conducted open-air drug sales in a neighborhood corridor, including in view of children from a nearby elementary school.

A proposed FY2027 defense bill provision would require the Pentagon to test technologies that reduce troops’ exposure to commercial mobile surveillance.
The court filing highlighted changes at sites from the Virgin Islands to Acadia.
The Fed attributes inflation running above its 2 percent target to supply-side shocks.
The White House and other U.S. officials have not published the terms of the deal with Iran so far.
The Trump administration has sought to reduce the U.S. troop presence in Europe and hand more defense responsibilities to allies on the continent.
From Georgia to Washington, voters have weighed in on races for governor, Senate, and mayor with national implications.
Collins received Trump’s endorsement days before the runoff election.
The watch was issued for the northwestern Gulf Coast, spanning an area from Sargent, Texas, to Morgan City, Louisiana.
The Trump administration will not tolerate foreign companies that ‘hijack Made in America labels,’ Loeffler said.
Noblesville High School had deemed the flyers to be political.
The reconstruction would be funded by Middle Eastern nations, not the United States.
The agent apparently received ‘unknown injuries’ and the suspect fled the scene, officials in Stafford Township said.