Migrant Workers: The Philippines says a Migrant Workers Office will open in Guam, with a labor officer and assistant arriving within a month to handle labor documents for CNMI and other Micronesian jurisdictions. Meth Crisis: CNMI’s SAAR/HOPE Recovery Center reports meth withdrawal is getting “scarier,” with more hallucinations and psychotic episodes as CHCC data shows meth-related cases rising sharply, including 179 cases identified through Aug. 31, 2026. Deep-Sea Mining Pushback: Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine warned at the UN against seabed mining without science-based safeguards and urged Micronesia’s voices be heard; locally, CNMI mayors also formally opposed mining, citing missing environmental and economic details. Settlement Fund Update: The District Court approved the NMI Settlement Fund’s FY 2027 budget at $40.476 million, a 2.57% increase tied to Sinlaku repairs and refunds. Immigration Enforcement: White House border czar Tom Homan says the Trump administration is working to close a visa-free loophole Chinese visitors may use for birth tourism in Guam and CNMI. Public Safety/Justice: An Alaska sex offender was sentenced in federal court to six months in prison plus six months home detention for failing to register while living in CNMI. Veterans: VA funding totaling more than $7.1 million will help build new veterans cemeteries on Tinian and Rota. Science Spotlight: UOG named Rota journalist Thomas Mangloña II as the inaugural Marianas Science Communications Fellow.