Immigration

Eminent Indo-American Bats For Kamala Harris As Joe Biden's Running Mate

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 4, 2020

Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris is the best bet as a running mate for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the presidential elections as she can not only bring along her immigrant experience to the fore but also send a strong signal that no door is closed to Indian-Americans in public life, an eminent community leader has said.

Trump Administration Took Steps To Prevent Abuse In Visa Programs: Officials

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 31, 2020

The Trump administration has taken a series of steps to prevent the abuse and fraud in the employment-based visa programs, including changing the cap selection process for the H-1B, the most sought-after work permit among Indian IT professionals, a top US immigration official has told lawmakers.

Trump Administration To Offer Extensions For "Dreamer" Immigrants: Report

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 28, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to allow so-called 'Dreamer' immigrants to renew deportation protections for a year while it reviews a Supreme Court ruling, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

Coronavirus: Australia's Migration Intake To Drop In 2020-21, Indians Affected

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 26, 2020

Australia's migration intake will drop significantly to 31,000 in 2020-21 from 232,000 in 2018-19 due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, impacting thousands of Indians planning to emigrate to this country.

Indian Woman Files Case Against US Immigration For Delay In Work Permits

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 25, 2020

An Indian woman has filed a lawsuit against the US Citizenship and Immigration Services for the alleged delay in issuing work permits, accusing the authorities of sitting on a backlog of at least 75,000 unprinted Employment Authorisation Documents.

Indian Immigration Protest New Green Card Rules In Washington

Indians Abroad | ANI | Friday July 24, 2020

A group of Indians held a rally in Washington DC, demanding immigration reforms to benefit those who are legal immigrants in the country.

Ex-Ranbaxy Promoter Shivinder Singh, Jailed Last Year, Gets Bail

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday July 23, 2020

The former promoter of Fortis Healthcare, Shivinder Mohan Singh, has been granted bail in a money laundering case related to alleged fraud at Religare Finvest Limited. The Delhi High Court has asked the investigating officer of the Enforcement Directorate to request the Bureau of Immigration to open a Lookout Circular or LOC for Shivinder Singh to ...

Business Groups Sue Team Trump Over H-1B Visa Rules

World News | Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg | Wednesday July 22, 2020

Several big U.S. business groups sued the Trump administration seeking to throw out immigration restrictions, including those on H-1B visas issued to highly skilled workers with expertise in specialty fields.

Trump Signs Memo Ordering Voting Districts To Exclude Illegall Immigrants

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 21, 2020

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are redrawn in the next round of redistricting.

Trump Aims To Exclude Illegal Migrants While Redrawing US Voting Maps

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 21, 2020

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Tuesday that aims to prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are redrawn in the next round of redistricting.

Signing Merit-Based Immigration Law Soon, Says Donald Trump

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 15, 2020

US President Donald Trump has reiterated his pledge to soon sign a "very strong" merit-based immigration act that will also take care of the immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, many of whom are of Indian or South Asian descent.

Google, Microsoft, Other US Tech Giants Join Lawsuit Against New Student Visa Rule

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 14, 2020

More than a dozen top American technology companies, including Google, Facebook and Microsoft, on Monday joined a lawsuit filed by the Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) latest rule that bars international students from staying in the United States unless they att...

Donald Trump Says He's Working On New, "Very Big" Merit-Based US Immigration System

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 11, 2020

US President Donald Trump is working on an executive order to establish a merit-based immigration system, the White House has said.

At 2, She Moved From India To USA And Always "Felt American" - Until It Was Time For College

Offbeat | Friday July 10, 2020

'Humans of New York' interviewed a woman whose family moved to the US when she was just two-years-old. But despite living most of her life in USA and attending school and college there, she says that she has had to base every decision on what gave her the best chance of staying on in the country.

India Raises Concerns With US Over New Rules For Foreign Students

World News | Reuters | Friday July 10, 2020

India has conveyed its concerns to the United States about a new immigration order that could force a large number of Indian students to return home, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.