Starting April 3, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions, a statement issued by the USCIS stated. This suspension may last up to 6 months. While H-1B […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was put on hold March 15 by a federal judge in Hawaii after hearing arguments that the executive order discriminates […]
It was not the Trump Americans have known who addressed the joint session of Congress on February 28 night, He disappointed many by being so untrumpian. It was a different Trump that night whocalled on […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Activist scaled the Statue of Liberty and unfurled a red and white “Refugees Welcome” banner on Tuesday, just hours after the Department of Homeland Security unveiled its sweeping plan to deport undocumented […]
Plans to bypass Immigration Courts and short-circuit ‘Due Process’ President Donald Trump, meeting with business leaders at the White House on Thursday, February 23, described his administration’s moves to deport undocumented immigrants as a “military […]
“No use of military force in immigration operations,” and “no, repeat, no mass deportations”: Secretary Kelly MEXICO CITY (TIP): In a first and carefully worded rebuke senior Mexican officials have expressed “worry and irritation” about […]
Washington: Nearly 300,000 Indian-Americans are likely to be impacted by the Trump administration’s sweeping plans that put the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation. The Trump administration is releasing more on its plans […]
CHENNAI (TIP); The US ruling on cancellation of H-1B visa rules poses risk towards IT companies immigrants and offshore projects, expectation is that costs may escalate for these companies operating in US. Global growth is […]
President Donald Trump suffered a big political blow on Monday, barely a month into office, when his National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned over his Russia contacts. Mr. Flynn, a close aide of Mr. Trump, […]
DALLAS (TIP): Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not shop on Thursday as a way to show the country how important they are to America’s economy […]
H1-B visas, sought-after by Indian IT professionals, help make US firms competitive globally and contribute to generating jobs locally, India’s envoy has said amid reports the Trump administration plans to cut down the scheme. “The […]
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The New York City Council Progressive Caucus condemned the Trump administration’s continual affront to immigrant communities, most recently with the arrest of DACA recipient and DREAMer Daniel Ramierez Medina, who was […]
NEWARK, NJ (TIP): The 34-year-old Patel pleaded guilty before US District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court. Patel worked to fraudulently obtain visas for foreign workers visas. She recruited workers through two Information Technology […]
It may not be a good time to be a non-American in Trump’s America. India, the largest exporter of IT workforce to the US, could be jolted if the H-1B Visa Bill, which was tabled […]
In less than a month in the Oval Office, President Trump has issued few Executive Orders (EO), each of which has potential to stir extreme vetting, racial profiling and deportations. We briefly discuss some of […]
(New York, NY) – New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer today assessed $3.2 million in fines against K.S. Contracting Corporation and its owner, Paresh Shah, for cheating dozens of workers out of the prevailing […]
Indian Americans overwhelmingly use H1-B or the work visa. Most recently, under Obama administration their spouses, who are on H-4 visa were allowed to work. However, things are changing with the new Trump administration at […]
WASHINGTON, DC (TIP) – US is getting ready to crack down on the number of foreign workers brought into the country with L-1 visas over the course of this year, meaning that Indian IT companies […]
A US federal appeals court early Sunday rejected a request by the Department of Justice to immediately reinstate President Donald Trump travel ban. Twice bitten but not shy Trump took to his favorite Twitter to express […]
US President Donald Trump is yet to unroll the “America First” doctrine. But worryingly for India, Democrats are competing with him in imposing restrictions on low-cost foreign IT workers. Embed from Getty Images The US […]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously (3-0) refused to reinstate President Trump’s Executive order on Muslim ban, put in place by Judge James Robart, federal judge in Seattle. The Ninth Circuit […]
UNCONFIRMED AND UNSIGNED LEAKED PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER ON H1B VISA & IMMIGRATION. President Trump has already signed several immigration-related executive orders. One unconfirmed and unsigned leaked proposed order, entitled “Executive Order on Protecting American Jobs […]
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed concern over the practical and legal implications of the recent executive order affecting immigration policy and its detrimental impact on refugees and legal immigrants. HAF’s legal team stated that […]
The Trump administration has no plans to come out with an executive order on H-1B visas, a prominent Indian-American donor and supporter of the US President claimed today, contradicting media reports that have generated anxiety […]
White Paper spells out need for new immigration laws LONDON (TIP): British Prime Minister Theresa May faces fresh legal challenge over Brexit as David Davis, the Brexit secretary, refused to rule out a vote on […]
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