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Donald Trump strikes again: Ex-President proposes automatic green cards for foreign graduates of US colleges
In recent years, the political right and others have been more divided than ever on the issue of im…
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Canada to cut study permits for International students by 35%, Indian students to be impacted
Canada has announced a reduction in study permits for international students, impacting many Indian…
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H-2B visas open for late second half returning workers for FY 2023
The US will begin accepting petitions for H-2B visa workers for the late second half of fiscal year…
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US received enough visa applications to meet H-2B cap for H2 FY23
The US has received a sufficient number of applications to meet the congressionally-mandated H-2B c…
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Fired H1B visa holders have 'multiple options', wrong to assume they have to leave in 60 days: USCIS director
In the letter addressed to FIIDS director for policy and analysis strategy Khanderao Kand, the…
PTI
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Joe Biden cancels Donald Trump's proposal to limit foreign student visas to four-year term
The DHS said that it had received about 32,000 public comments, of which 99 per cent were crit…
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US to modify H1B visa selection process — wages, skill level to get priority over lottery system
The final rule to be published in the federal register on January 8, officials said, is aimed t…
PTI
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200,000 H1-B visa holders hope US will extend status to September as June deadline comes to a close
While the move does not imply that the workers seeking non-immigrant visas won’t be granted …
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22 Democratic lawmakers want Biden to include a pathway to citizenship in his infrastructure plan
Democrats said a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers "directly relates to the priority …
Ayelet Sheffey
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IIM Calcutta students receive over ₹1 lakh monthly stipend for analytics internships
With the advent of automation and digitisation, global multinationals — McKinsey, MasterCard, Amazo…
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Indians to benefit as Canada aims to grant citizenship to 300,000 people in 2022-23
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo recommends that it process a total …
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Trump administration's bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from the total population in this year's census
In 2019, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's efforts to add a citizenship question…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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ICE deported a key witness in an ongoing sexual assault investigation at a Texas detention center, report says
The DHS Inspector General initially forbade the woman's deportation, but u-turned on Monday, The Te…
Ashley Collman
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Gov. Greg Abbott prompts swift rebukes after calling Texas mass-shooting victims 'illegal immigrants' in a statement offering condolences to their loved ones
In the statement, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $50,000 reward for information regarding the Clevela…
Lloyd Lee
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Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft paid H1-B workers below market wages, says a new report
A majority of H-1B employers, including major American technology firms like Facebook, Google, Appl…
PTI
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Advocates say US immigration is rooted in anti-Blackness. Here's how policies puts Black migrants at risk
Experts say discrimination against Black immigrants is bipartisan and has a long history. How polic…
DeArbea Walker
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When you log in to your IRS account this tax season you'll likely have to use ID.me to verify your identity. The service scoops up a huge pool of personal data that police and other authorities could tap into.
Observers worry how much information ID.me collects and how willing the company seems to be to shar…
Caroline Haskins
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If you have an H-1B visa, your spouse can get automatic work authorisation
"This (H-4 visa holders) is a group that always met the regulatory test for automatic extensio…
PTI
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Biden administration waives $575 filing fee for thousands of Afghans who fled Taliban rule
Refugee advocates asked for fees to be waived for people coming on "humanitarian parole."
Charles Davis
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A Texas 'Dreamer' found out during an immigration meeting that his dad wasn't his biological father. Now he could be trapped in Mexico for a decade.
Jaime Avalos spent his entire life in Houston, but his pursuit of US citizenship has left him stran…