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Green card overhaul? New US Bill seeks to scrap lottery, tighten visas

A new US Bill proposes scrapping the diversity lottery, tightening visa routes and shifting to a merit-based system. Here's what it could change

H-1B visa fraud: Texas probes 30 firms over 'ghost offices' to hire workers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a probe into nearly 30 firms over alleged H-1B fraud, including claims of 'ghost offices' used to sponsor workers

H-1B visa shouldn't cheapen value of American workers: N Carolina official

Proposal to revise wage calculations for foreign workers draws support and criticism as US seeks to align pay with market rates

EB-5 visa warning: India may face green card delays as risks emerge

US Visa Bulletin warns India may face EB-5 cut-off soon. Experts explain timelines, risks, and why September 30, 2026 matters

Trump $1 mn gold card visa sees just one approval, hundreds still in queue

Trump's $1 million gold card visa has cleared just one applicant so far, even as officials say hundreds remain in the pipeline

H-1B visa holders, students worst-hit amid US illegal immigration crackdown

Cato analysis says legal immigration to the US has fallen far more than illegal crossings, with H-1B visas, students and families seeing sharp declines

'Great contributors to US': JD Vance praises his Indian-origin in-laws | H-1B visa | US Immigration

US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday showered praise on his Indian-origin in-laws, saying they exemplify how immigrants have “enriched” the United States,

H-1B visa holders targeted by US influencers: What rights protect you

Videos targeting H-1B workers are rising in the US. Attorneys explain legal limits and what visa holders should do if approached

US Senate passes budget plan for ICE in bid to reopen Homeland Security

The US Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House. The entire department has been shut down since mid-February as Democrats have demanded policy changes in the wake of fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents. Republicans are now trying to fund the two agencies through the complicated, time-consuming process called budget reconciliation, a maneuver that they also used to pass President Donald Trump's package of tax and spending cuts last year with no Democratic votes. "We have a multistep process ahead of us, but at the end Republicans will have helped ensure that America's borders are secure and prevented Democrats from defunding these important agencies," said Senate Majority Leader John Thune. The budget process only requires a simple majority in the Senate, bypassing filibuster rules

Pause H-1B visas for 3 yrs, cap cut from 65,000 to 25,000: US Bill proposes

From a 3-year pause to wage-based selection and OPT end, a new US Bill proposes sweeping changes to the H-1B visa programme

$100,000 H-1B fee had little impact on visa numbers: Why analysts say so

A new $100,000 H-1B visa fee has split experts, with some saying it leaves numbers unchanged while others warn it could limit new foreign entrants to the US

End OPT, other foreign student work programmes, US lawmakers tell govt

US lawmakers seek to end OPT, STEM-OPT and CPT, raising concerns for Indian students as work pathways linked to F-1 visas face review

US immigration backlog nears 12 million, deportation risk rises: Report

US immigration backlog: NPR analysis shows growing US immigration delays, with millions waiting months for confirmation, raising risks of losing legal status

H-1B visa fraud: Indian-origin duo hire workers for fake US university jobs

Two Indian-origin men admitted filing H-1B petitions for non-existent roles at the University of California, as US authorities point to wider fraud patterns

Green card holders beware: USCIS to recheck old approvals, expand probes

USCIS warns Green Card holders of stricter checks, says old cases will be re-vetted and public tip lines opened with ICE, CBP support

US student visa refusals rise: India among worst-hit at 61%, says report

New report shows rising US visa denials, with India and Global South facing far higher rejection rates than Europe and North America

H-1B visa lottery FY2027: Wage rule, $100K fee lift selection rates to 60%

Selection rates hit 50-60 per cent in FY2027 H-1B lottery as wage-based system and $100,000 fee reduce applicant pool

Your old H-1B, student visa issues & social media posts can cause denials

Even past visa approvals may not protect you as USCIS revisits old records, flags inconsistencies, and raises new questions during applications and interviews

US Visa Bulletin May 2026: EB-5 visa demand may hit limits soon for Indians

US Visa Bulletin: Rising demand from India in EB-5 category may lead to retrogression or unavailability, even as other employment-based categories remain unchanged

Immigrants must prioritise US interests after gaining citizenship: Vance

Immigrants who acquire US citizenship should think of themselves as Americans and not the country where they came from, US Vice President J D Vance said here. Addressing students at the University of Georgia on Tuesday, Vance said he is married to the daughter of Indian immigrants, who have greatly contributed to the US, but his father-in-law never asked him to do anything specifically in the interest of his country of origin. "When you become an American citizen, whether your family is nine generations of lineage in the United States or whether your family has zero generations of lineage in the United States, one of the responsibilities that we must expect of citizens is that you have to think about the best interest of the country, and not the country you came from beforehand and not of any sort of any any group that you came from," Vance said in response to a question from a student of Indian-origin. The student complained of fraud in the H1-B visa system and said her parents wer