Immigrants

"India Can't Be Refugee Capital": Centre To Top Court On Assam NRC List

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019

Lakhs of people have been wrongly included in the draft National Register of Citizens being prepared in Assam to weed out illegal immigrants, centre told the Supreme Court today, asking for more time to finalise the list. "India can't be world's refugee capital," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court, appearing on behalf of the central ...

US Lawmakers Concerned Over Spike In Request For Evidences For H-1B Visas

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

US lawmakers and experts have expressed concern over the US immigration agency's increasing demand for "irrelevant" or previously furnished information to adjudicate an H-1B application, causing delay in processing the work visa.

UK's Eye On Indian Subcontinent Flights As It Tracks Forced Marriages

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 17, 2019

With summer holidays beginning in Britain this week, officials are redoubling efforts at the border to stop young people being dragged into forced marriages.

Will Identify All Illegal Immigrants, Deport Them, Says Home Minister Amit Shah In Rajya Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Home Minister Amit Shah said in Rajya Sabha yhe government will identify illegal immigrants staying in any part of the country and deport them as per international law.

Trump Administration Plans To Increase Merit-Based Immigration To 57%

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 17, 2019

The Donald Trump administration in the US is proposing a nearly five-fold increase in merit-based legal immigration and half those based on family and humanitarian system, in an effort to overhaul the outdated system.

"Hatred Of New Americans": Divided House Slams Trump's Go-Back Tweets

World News | John Wagner, Mike DeBonis, Colby Itkowitz, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A divided House voted Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump's racist remarks telling four minority congresswomen to "go back" to their ancestral countries, with all but a handful of Republicans dismissing the rebuke as harassment while many Democrats pressed their leaders for harsher punishment of the president.

US House Votes To Condemn Trump's 'Racist Comments'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 17, 2019

The US House of Representatives formally condemned Donald Trump on Tuesday for xenophobic attacks on four minority Democratic lawmakers and hostile language targeting immigrants, as the president pushed back at accusations of racism.

Trump Tells 4 Congresswomen To "Go Back" To Their Countries, "Fix" Them

World News | Felicia Sonmez, Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post | Monday July 15, 2019

President Donald Trump said Sunday that four minority, liberal congresswomen who have been critical of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came," prompting other Democrats - including Pelosi - to leap to their defense.

Armed Man Attacks Immigration Detention Centre In US, Cops Shoot Him Dead

World News | Reuters | Sunday July 14, 2019

A man armed with a rifle attacked an immigration detention facility in Washington state early on Saturday, throwing incendiary devices at the building and cars in the parking lot before dying after police opened fire, authorities said.

US Vice President Mike Pence Visits Overcrowded Migrant Camp In Texas

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 13, 2019

US Vice President Mike Pence visited an overcrowded migrant camp in Texas on Friday, coming face to face with detainees held in horrific conditions and deploring an immigration crisis that he said was "overwhelming our system."

Crackdown On Immigrant Families To Start Sunday, Says Trump

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 13, 2019

A nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation will commence over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, confirming that the plan, intended to discourage a surge of Central American migrants, was on track after a delay.

Trump Confirms Immigration Raids Set For The Weekend

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 12, 2019

US President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will launch raids across the country this weekend to round up thousands of undocumented migrants for deportation.

US To Launch Massive Raids On Undocumented Migrants: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 11, 2019

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are planning to launch sweeping deportation raids this weekend as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on undocumented immigrants, the New York Times reported Thursday.

US Lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez In Tears As Migrant Mother Describes Baby Daughter's Death

World News | Agencies | Thursday July 11, 2019

A US Congresswoman was moved to tears on Wednesday as a migrant mother narrated the story of her young daughter's death after being held by US immigration authorities last year.

Migrant Children In US Drew Pictures Of Cages, And Of Bright Scenes

World News | Theresa Vargas, The Washington Post | Thursday July 11, 2019

In one, a bright green caterpillar with the letters "USA" written on its body crawls across the page.