US to deny green cards and citizenship to immigrants dependent on public welfare programmes

The acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would ensure immigrants coming to the country were self-sufficient.

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· Aug 13, 2019 · 10:52 am

US House removes country cap on green cards, change advocated by wife of Indian hate-crime victim

Sunayana Dumala’s husband Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed in a shooting at restaurant in Olathe in Kansas in February 2017.

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· Jul 11, 2019 · 08:00 am

US House passes bill to offer citizenship to over two million undocumented immigrants

The bill would allow “Dreamers” or children who were brought to the US illegally to gain citizenship if they meet certain criteria.

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· Jun 05, 2019 · 11:05 am

H1-B visa: Days after opening applications, US says it has reached its 65,000-cap

Applications in cap-exempt categories will continue to be accepted.

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· Apr 06, 2019 · 02:00 pm

US visa scam: 19 of 129 Indian students arrested allowed to leave the country

They were arrested earlier this month in connection with a ‘pay-to-stay’ scam.

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· Feb 14, 2019 · 12:03 pm

Number of Indians who got Canadian citizenship this year rose by 50%: Times of India

While 15,016 Indians were granted citizenship till October 2018, the number was 9,992 during the corresponding period last year.

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· Dec 26, 2018 · 11:33 am

US: Indians among 45 people arrested in Houston for allegedly violating immigration laws

Last week, the US Border Patrol found 78 suspected undocumented residents, including Indians, inside a locked refrigerated trailer at a checkpoint in Texas.

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· Aug 14, 2018 · 12:12 pm

The bloody uprising in Nicaragua could trigger the next Central American refugee crisis

Nicaragua has exploded in violence since mass protests began against President Daniel Ortega in April, with hundreds dead and thousands wounded.

Jose Miguel Cruz, The Conversation

· Jul 29, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Capitalism thrives on the immigrant labour economy (and also keeps refugee conditions precarious)

Most discussions are about whether the impact of refugees in the host country's economy is positive or negative. But the real question is quite different.

Ranabir Samaddar, The Conversation

· Jul 24, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Beef burgers, kind strangers: A project relives Indian and other immigrants’ experiences in the US

The First Days Project aims to convey the ‘human experience of migration’ at a time when borders are being closed.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Jul 09, 2018 · 01:30 pm

US ends ban restricting entry of refugees from 11 ‘high-risk’ countries

However, they will have to go through an elaborate process of vetting before admission.

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· Jan 30, 2018 · 11:10 am

United States official says there will be no changes to H-1B visa policy

The statement follows reports that the Trump administration was going to impose curbs on providing extensions to H-1B visa holders.

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· Jan 09, 2018 · 02:25 pm