Immigration Debate
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Should Indians be worried about Donald Trump’s ‘merit-based’ immigration plan? Yes and no
The US president has proposed bumping up the share of highly-skilled immigration.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Plea in Supreme Court challenges Centre’s orders on naturalisation of immigrants fleeing persecution
The petitioners said the notifications’ use of religion to distinguish between citizens and non-citizens is against constitutional morality.
Scroll Staff
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US proposes new rule to deny green cards to immigrants availing government benefits
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said those seeking to migrate to the US must show they can support themselves.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Can you prove you are an Indian citizen? Take the Assam NRC test
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Faultlines redrawn in Assam: Muslims targeted by Assamese nationalists join Citizenship Act protests
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Caught on the news: Anchor Arnab Goswami both opposes and supports the new Citizenship Bill
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Citizenship Amendment Bill gets President Kovind’s assent, becomes Act
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Dissent is ‘anti-national’ in Modi’s India – no matter where it comes from
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Donald Trump’s in-laws obtain US citizenship through immigration programme he opposes
Immigration Attorney Michael Wildes told reporters that his clients Viktor Knavs and Amalija Knavs were sponsored by First Lady Melania Trump.
Scroll Staff
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US: Donald Trump threatens government shutdown over immigration, border security
The US president has demanded that the nation shift to an immigration system based more on merit and not on family ties.
Scroll Staff
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US judge orders temporary halt to deportations of reunited immigrant families
The delay of at least a week was imposed following an appeal by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Shillong explodes in protest against the new Citizenship Act, like other North-Eastern cities
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Watch: First snowfall of the season puts a beautiful white cover on Manali in Himachal Pradesh
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Watch: A baby was saved from falling off the shop counter while their mother was shopping for a gun
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Watch: Comedian Kunal Rao laments the lack of a poetic sense in modern songwriters
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Watch Cristiano Ronaldo lose his cool at a pitch invader who grabbed his neck to take a selfie
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Indian woman seeking asylum in US separated from disabled son: Washington Post
Bhavan Patel’s attorney Alinka Robinson said she had fled political persecution in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad.
Scroll Staff
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US: Over 500 women protesting Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy arrested
Among those arrested was first Indian-American woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives, Congress woman Pramila Jayapal.
Scroll Staff
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Assam’s ‘foreigner’ identification and detention process is riddled with flaws, says a new report
The report was authored by Harsh Mander, who visited three district in the state when he was a special monitor for the National Human Rights Commission.
Arunabh Saikia
The Reel
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Is the web series ‘Queen’ about Jayalalithaa? Here’s what Ramya Krishnan has to say
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’: The superhero is reunited with lover Chris Pine
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Women cinematographers speak up: ‘The mainstream is hostile, diverse pool is simply not available’
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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United States: Federal judge grants lawyers access to 121 immigrants detained at Oregon prison
More than half the detainees there are from India and Nepal.
Scroll Staff
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US border patrol agency temporarily halts prosecution of undocumented immigrants
The administration was looking to keep migrant families together while enforcing prosecution efforts, said the US Customs and Border Protection Agency chief.
Scroll Staff
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Deport ‘people who invade’ without judicial process, says US President Donald Trump
He said the immigration policy should only be based on merit to help ‘make America great again’.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Dwayne Bravo announces return to international cricket after changes to West Indies Cricket Board
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Team management to test Bumrah’s fitness by making him bowl to Kohli and Co in India nets: Report
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Breathe to win: How you can benefit from controlled breathing techniques that elite athletes use
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I’m still Siya: Springboks skipper Kolisi wants to avoid pitfalls of fame
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The rich get richer: Europe’s Big Five dominate Champions League Last 16 to leave ‘underdogs’ behind