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The H-1B visa, popular among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. (Representational Image)

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.

05 Jun 2019 9:25 AM

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.

05 Jun 2019 8:48 AM

The US president also took aim at what he said were abuses of the country's asylum system. (Photo: File)

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.

17 May 2019 9:05 AM

Trump's immigration proposal, the product largely of senior advisers Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller and economic aide Kevin Hassett, is an effort to rally Republicans on an issue that has often divided them. (Photo: File)

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.

16 May 2019 8:57 AM

'An economic miracle is taking place in the United States -- and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigations,' the president said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

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.

06 Feb 2019 9:42 AM

The seven others - Barath Kakireddy, Suresh Kandala, Prem Rampeesa, Santosh Sama, Avinash Thakkallapally, Aswanth Nune, and Naveen Prathipati – consented to their continued detention before a judge in the Eastern District of Michigan, where they were produced along with Karnati days after their arrest. (Representational Image)

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.

05 Feb 2019 9:31 AM

The arrests took place across the US, in New Jersey, Atlanta, Houston, Michigan, California, Louisiana, North Carolina and St Louis. (Representational Image)

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.

02 Feb 2019 11:39 AM

The university in Detroit's Farmington Hills was part of an undercover operation by the Department of Homeland Security (Representational Image)

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.

02 Feb 2019 10:27 AM

Among other things, it introduces an electronic registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions. (Represenatationla Image)

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.

31 Jan 2019 11:04 AM

Donald Trump said he is soon coming out with reforms for H-1B visa holders (Photo: File)

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.

17 Jan 2019 8:35 AM

The Trump administration has time till February 22, 2019 to file its response. (Photo: File)

Lawsuit against H-4 visa authorisation restarts as US court revives case

H-4 visas are issued to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India.

19 Dec 2018 1:40 PM

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa through which many Indians workers are employed in US companies. (Representational Image)

Revoking visas of H-1B holders' spouses will split families: US lawmakers

H-4 visas are issued only to very close or immediate family members of the H-1B visa holders.

17 Nov 2018 1:54 PM

When Bera was elected for the Congress for the first time six years ago, he had hoped that in a decade, the number of Indian-Americans would be in double digit. (Photo: Twitter | @RepBera)

'Samosa Caucus' in focus as 100 Indian-Americans run for mid-term polls

All four Indian-American lawmakers in the present House of Representatives are expected to easily sail through Tuesday's midterm polls.

05 Nov 2018 1:13 PM

Donald Trump said that the issue would be ultimately decided by the Supreme Court. (Photo: File)

Trump plans to bypass Constitution to end US' 'citizenship by birth' rule

Donald Trump said his first preference would be to make the changes through the Congress, which would be a permanent thing.

01 Nov 2018 12:08 PM

The president said White House lawyers are reviewing his proposal. It’s unclear how quickly he would act on an executive order. (Photo: File)

Trump may end birthright citizenship for US-born babies of immigrants

Revoking birthright citizenship would spark court fight over whether Trump has unilateral ability to change an amendment to Constitution.

30 Oct 2018 6:13 PM

Trump in recent weeks has repeatedly said more troops are needed to tighten security at the border, and he has made political capital of the caravan ahead of important mid-term congressional elections that could see the Democrats regain a degree of power. (Photo: AFP | File)

5000 troops, night vision helicopters to be sent to US-Mexico border

The United Nations estimates about 7,000 people have joined the caravan since it set out from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 13.

30 Oct 2018 12:39 PM

Trump has been campaigning intensively for weeks, frequently hammering on the migrant caravan issue and stoking anti-immigrant concerns among voters. (Photo: File)

US planning 'tent cities' for migrants, says Donald Trump

Trump said that asylum seekers would remain in detention while their claims were being processed.

30 Oct 2018 12:13 PM

The first group was able to cross the river on rafts — an option now blocked by Mexican Navy river and shore patrols. The police allowed the passage of the migrants. (Photo | AP)

2nd group of migrants enters Mexico as main caravan resumes

Once on the Mexican side the migrants were surrounded and escorted by dark-uniformed officers as sirens wailed.

30 Oct 2018 11:32 AM

According to some media reports, quite a number of those in the caravan are people from South Asia including Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP | FIle)

Trump tells migrant caravan to go back, apply for US citizenship

Caravan of some 5,000 to 7,000 people, mostly from 3 Latin American countries – El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala is heading towards US.

26 Oct 2018 12:45 PM

Trump said his administration has informed the three countries - Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador - that America will stop all payments to them if they allow their citizens to enter the US. (Photo: File)

Arrest, detain and deport: Donald Trump on people entering US illegally

Trump's warning comes amidst reports that new migrant caravan from Honduras of about 1600 people is moving towards the US via Guatemala.

17 Oct 2018 1:27 PM

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