While the Trump administration took aim at illegal immigration from India, for the MAGA faithful, that was just the start. Hours after visa restrictions were imposed on Indian travel agents accused of smuggling migrants into the US, right-wing firebrand Laura Loomer turned the spotlight to legal immigration via H-1B visas. “Now do the H-1B visas,”…
US Visa Policy: अमेरिका में ट्रंप प्रशासन के नेतृत्व में अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री मार्को रुबियो ने एक सख्त इमिग्रेशन पॉलिसी की घोषणा की है जिसे “वन-स्ट्राइक” या “Catch and Cancel” नीति कहा जा रहा है. इसके तहत अमेरिका में रहने वाले अस्थायी वीजा धारकों की ओर से किसी भी प्रकार का कानूनी उल्लंघन करने पर…
US Proposes New Bill: अमेरिका में रह रहे लाखों भारतीयों के लिए ये खबर निराश करने वाली है. अब अमेरिका में रहने वाले एनआरआई को अपने घर पैसे भेजने के लिए 5 प्रतिशत का अतिरिक्त टैक्स लग सकता है. ये टैक्स एच1 बी वीजाधारक और ग्रीन कार्डधारकों समेत जो भी दूसरे देश के लोग रहे…
A campaign for the H-1B Domestic Visa Renewal Programme intensified with seven US Congressmen, including three Indian-origin lawmakers, joining the fight for the expansion and formalisation of this pilot programme. The pilot programme was launched in 2024, allowing H-1B visa holders to renew their visas without leaving the US, impacting hundreds of thousands of Indians…
An Indian-origin man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for large-scale H-1B visa fraud in the US. As co-founder of a firm, Nanosemantics, Kishore Dattapuram provided skilled workers to Bay Area tech companies, earning commissions. Other than the prison term, California-based Dattapuram will also have to serve three years of supervised release. The firm’s…
A US federal judge in Georgia has ordered the temporary restoration of SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) records for 133 international students. These students, mostly from India, sued after the cancellation of their visas and termination of SEVIS records by the US Department of State (DOS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Government…
The H-1B visa has been a converted US work visa that allows American businesses to employ qualified foreign workers. In recent times, the actions of the Trump administration on the visa program have left employers and immigrants anxious about the future. Established by the 1990 Immigration Act, the H-1B is a non-immigrant visa. To qualify…
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating claims from former American employees of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT firm. The workers allege they were unfairly laid off due to their age, race, and national origin. According to Bloomberg, several workers involved in the investigation are over 40 and not of South…
US Green Card Holder Rule: डोनाल्ड ट्रंप के अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति बनने के बाद आए दिन नियमों में बदलाव किया जा रहा है. ताजा मेजर पॉलिसी बदलाव में ट्रंप प्रशासन ने सभी आप्रवासियों को हर समय अपना पहचान पत्र रखना जरूरी कर दिया है, फिर चाहे वो लीगली तौर पर रहे लोग हों या फिर वर्कर…
The American Council on Education (ACE) and 15 other higher educational associations have written a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem raising concerns over the spate of student visa cancellations. The letter, dated April 4, cites the growing cases of sudden cancellation of visas of students…