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NASA scientist Sidd Bikkannavar (right). (Photo: Facebook)

US-born Muslim scientist detained, forced to unlock NASA-issued phone

CAIR filed numerous complaints against CBP for demanding that Muslim-American citizens give up their details when they...

14 Feb 2017 12:03 PM IST

Women protest against the immigration ban at the Los Angeles International Airport, California, on January 30. (Photo: AFP)

Rights groups alarmed as US immigration officers arrest 680 in raids...

John Kelly said in a statement that 75% of the immigrants arrested have criminal records, ranging from homicide to DUI.

14 Feb 2017 9:28 AM IST

The report comes shortly after Trump signed an order imposing an indefinite travel ban on Syrian refugees and a temporary curb on people from six other countries, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen and Somalia from entering the US for at least 90 days. (Photo: Representational Image)

Study shows higher immigration levels do not result in increased crime

Previous research has also shown that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans.

12 Feb 2017 6:29 PM IST

Trump denied that he had said anything about the GCHQ claim. (Photo: AFP)

1,470 economists send Trump letter to support immigrants

It notes that immigrants start businesses, are clustered in math and science and can offset economic drags from baby...

12 April 2017 9:04 PM IST

A legislation, calling for increasing the minimum salaries of H1-B visa holders to $130,000, was introduced in the US House of Representatives.

Delhi court sets aside jail term of Nigerian living illegally

According to the appeal filed by the Nigerian national, his counsel failed to properly guide him which led to...

28 Feb 2017 3:13 PM IST

Alpesh Patel, of London-based Aaryas Careers Ltd, was also directed to repay a total of 172,600 pounds to complainants and 7,460 pounds by way of a penalty to the UKs Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner (OISC). (Photo: File/Representational)

Indian-origin immigration adviser banned for UK visa fraud

Alpesh Patel was entrusted to advise vulnerable people who could not handle their immigration cases on their own.

30 Jun 2017 4:15 PM IST

Attorney Brent Renison said the court did not say the lottery was the best way to distribute visas, only a permissible way. (Photo: File)

H1B visas to return as workload permit, says US immigration agency

USCIS started premium processing of all H1B visa requests for doctors under a waiver program and for government agency...

29 Jun 2017 1:06 PM IST

Sagar Thakkar was the mastermind behind the scam.

Dad's dud biz led Sagar Thakkar to crime

IRS scamster sold pen drives as a teen before setting up call centres.

19 April 2017 1:55 AM IST

U.S. free style wrestler Daniel Bergman, left, signs Iranian flags for Iranian boys during Takhti Wrestling Cup, on the Persian Gulf island of Kish, Iran. (Photo: AP)

Iran allows US wrestling team in after travel ban suspended

Trump issued an executive order last week banning nationals from seven nations - including Iran.

5 Feb 2017 1:32 PM IST

Trump lashes out at travel ban ruling by so-called judge

Trump lashes out at travel ban ruling by 'so-called judge'

The State Department said that up to 60,000 people from the seven targeted countries had their visas canceled as a...

4 Feb 2017 8:32 PM IST

The AAI is also working on a biometrics identification plan at 43 of its airports in the country. (Representational Image)

Airports are a glimpse of a nation

The first thing that struck this traveller was the panoply of power by the privileged.

8 Feb 2017 6:10 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

Need to get rid of Indians: Letter at South Asian family's door

The regional Anti-Defamation League office is seeing an uptick in reports of racially offensive leaflets in the first...

6 Feb 2017 3:10 PM IST