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Trump 'gutted' immigration system, says Homeland Security Secretary

New Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday alleged that Ex-US president Donald Trump had dismantled the country's immigration system and it takes time to "rebuild it from scratch"

US immigration reform bill will cut green card wait for Indians

Democrats introduced on Thursday a comprehensive immigration reform bill that wants to allow more permanent immigrant status or green cards for professional Indians

US reverts to targeted immigration enforcement under Joe Biden

Immigration enforcement in the U.S. would be more targeted under President Joe Biden than under his predecessor, with authorities directed to focus on people in the country illegally who pose a threat

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration

After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States. It seems the new president wants to help migrants, Osorio said as he got ready to check in to a cheap hotel in downtown Tijuana before heading to the US. They're saying he is going to help, but I don't know for sure how much is true or not. The 63-year-old is among thousands of people who have come to the U.S.-Mexico border with the hope they will be able to ask for asylum and make their way into the US now that former President Donald Trump is no longer in office. While Biden has taken some major steps in his first weeks in office to reverse Trump's hardline immigration policies, his administration hasn't lifted some of the most significant barriers to asylum-seekers. In fact, it's discouraging people from coming to the country, hoping to avoid what happened under both Trump and former ..

H-1B visa registration for 2022 to begin on Mar 9, results by Mar 31

The registration process for the H-1B visa application for the next fiscal year will begin on March 9 and the successful applicants through a computerised draw of lots would be notified by March 31

USCIS to open H-1B cap registration from March 9: Details here

In 2019, USCIS had made the process to apply for H-1B visas electronic

Nasscom hails ten-month delay in implementing Trump's H-1B allotment rule

Dept of Homeland Security will now push date of the rule March 9 to December 31, will review it as a whole for potential changes or for rescinding it

Federal Court rejects Trump's order to exclude undocumented from census

A three-judge panel unanimously said President Trump lacked the authority to remove noncitizens from census counts used to allot House seats

Apple to Amazon line up in battle against Trump's immigrant visa ban

The group asked a court Monday to be allowed to add the industry's voice to a lawsuit opposing the ban, saying it's causing irreparable harm on businesses and the nation's economy

Per-country Green Card cap punishes immigrants from India: US Senator

Indian IT professionals, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on the H-1B work visas, are the worst sufferers of the current immigration system

Democratic lawmakers urge visa restrictions be eased for healthcare workers

Donald Trump has restricted the entry of workers in several key non-immigrant visa categories, including the H-1B

Donald Trump says White House working on 'a big immigration bill'

Speaking to reporters on Friday at the White House before a trip to Florida, Trump said the bill will be "merit-based"

US rescinds plan to strip visas from foreign students in online classes

Forced by Harvard, MIT lawsuits, Trump administration drops plans to deport foreign students whose courses have fully moved online

US universities likely to lose $20,000 per student on new visa rule

Uncertainty keeping Indian students from paying admission, first-year fees

How new visa rule affects Indian students studying in US

Business Standard spoke to two students pursuing degrees in the United States. Tune in to this podcast to listen their experience

US asks foreign students to leave the country if classes go online

Harvard is among the first universities that has shifted completely to online teaching till a vaccine is found to tackle Covid-19.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: 70 pc US immigration officers face furloughs

Air France plans to layoff more than 7,500 while in Singapore movie theatres plan to reopen soon

Indian IT services firms relying less on visas as approval rates nosedive

According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services data, the share of Indian companies among the top 10 visa recipients has dropped from 51 per cent to 24 per cent during the 2016-19 period.

Over 300 biz groups urge Trump to keep skilled-worker visas amid Covid-19

Trump issued an executive order last month that blocked certain immigrants from obtaining permanent residence

Allow Green Cards, H-1B visas for healthcare workers, Senator urges Trump

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise