US immigration
US company to pay USD 1.1 mn dues to H-1B employees, including Indians
In all, 594 H-1B employees will receive their back wages, an official statement said.
10 per cent decline in approval of H-1B visa: US authorities
The approval rate of H-1B declined from 93 per cent in 2017 to 85 per cent in 2018.
Donald Trump calls for huge increase in quota for skilled migrants
'The biggest change we make is to increase the proportion of highly skilled immigration from 12 per cent to 57 per cent,' he said.
Donald Trump to propose new 'filter' merit-based immigration system
Trump will propose ending diversity lottery system, which offers applicants from countries with low immigration rates chance to move to US.
Reject politics of revenge, resistance, retribution: Trump in State of Union speech
US President Donald Trump said that tolerance for illegal immigration is not compassionate -- it is cruel.
8 Indians arrested in 'pay and stay' scheme plead not guilty in US court
One of them Phanideep Karnati, 35, who is on a H-1B visa and lives in Louisville, Kentucky was released on a bond of USD 10,000 on Monday.
India issues 'demarche' to US Embassy on detention of Indian students
The Indian embassy in the US has also opened a 24/7 hotline to assist 129 Indian students.
Indian embassy opens hotline for students detained by US authorities
As many as 129 Indians are among the 130 foreign students arrested for enroling at a fake university allegedly to remain in the US.
US unveils new, efficient H-1B visa rules to attract best talent
The final rule reverses the order by which USCIS selects H-1B petitions under the regular cap and the advanced degree exemption.
H-1B holders 'frequently' placed in poor working conditions: US
The report comes days after Trump said he is soon coming out with reforms that will give H-1B visa holders certainty to stay in US.