Donald Trump admin makes H1-B visa approval tough; Indian firms to be impacted
Under the new policy, the company would have to go an extra length to prove that its H-1B employee at a third-party worksite has specific and non-qualifying speculative assignments in speciality occupation. The Trump administration has announced a new policy that makes very tough the procedure of issuing H-1B visas to those to be employed […]
H-1B visas: How the Trump administration is ‘freaking people out’
• Queenie Wong • PUBLISHED: February 20, 2018 at 6:00 am | UPDATED: February 20, 2018 at 10:38 am • Categories: Business, California News, Latest Headlines, Nation & World, News, Technology VIDEO: New rules from the Trump Administration will make it harder for visa holders to extend their stay in the U.S. The U.S. Citizenship and […]
High stakes game for H1B workers on Green Card waitlist as immigration showdown begins in US today
By Nikhila Natarajan. Get your popcorn. Nearly ~1.5 million Indians on Green Card (GC) waitlists will be treated to edge of the seat jabbing on immigration negotiation in the US Congress starting this week as Trump’s favourite Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas gets another shot at the spotlight for what is likely to be a […]
5 things for February 12: Immigration, Puerto Rico, Oxfam
By Doug Criss, CNN (CNN) Happy Monday. We’ll be spending the morning poring through the thousands of emails you sent with your suggestions on our Sunday experiment. But first, here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” […]
White House floats an offer to keep legal immigration at 1 million per year instead of cutting it
As the Senate prepares to begin a free-wheeling debate over immigration next week, White House officials have begun floating a possible compromise idea — a pledge to maintain legal immigration at current levels, about 1.1 million people a year, for more than a decade. President Trump has proposed a series of measures, including restrictions on […]
ICE arrests Kansas professor and father of three who has been in the U.S. for 30 years
A Kansas professor and father of three who has lived in the United States for three decades was detained by immigration agents and now faces deportation. Syed Ahmed Jamal, who is from Bangladesh, was about to take his daughter to school on Jan. 24 when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials showed up on […]
Senate will take up immigration reform next week
by Susan Ferrechio | Feb 5, 2018, Senate Republican leaders said they plan to bring an immigration reform measure to the floor next week but have not indicated the specifics of the legislation. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, told the Washington Examiner lawmakers will debate immigration next week as long as Congress is able to clear a must-pass spending […]
Donald Trump’s immigration bureau detains doctor living in US for 40 years
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-immigration-bureau-doctor-deportation-us-crackdown-lukasz-niec-a8171711.html
Democrats joined to shut down government over immigration
Senate Democrats block White House-backed bill to keep the government running for another four week The United States government shut down on Saturday, after members of Congress failed to reach an agreement on the divisive issue of immigration and government spending. In a late-night vote, opposition Democrats in the Senate joined to block a bill […]
Haitians face hurdles after protected-status renewal delays
By PHILIP MARCELO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press BOSTON – Thousands of Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. legally will face employment and travel hurdles because President Donald Trump’s administration delayed the process of re-registering those with temporary protected status, Haitian community leaders and immigrant activists say. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released details […]