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US SC temporarily halts expiration of asylum-limiting policy Title 42

The US Supreme Court has temporarily halted the expiration of an asylum-limiting policy which was set to end this week

Facing deportation, sacked workers on US visas say Meta abandoned them

The affected workers have now created a WhatsApp group to share their concerns. A majority of the about 300 people in the group are from India, the report said

More high-net Indians, Chinese applying for US 'Golden visa': Report

The Golden or EB-5 visa allows foreign investors to fast-track their application for permanent residency in the US

US govt revokes Trump-era immigration rule to expand healthcare benefits

The Biden administration has officially undone a Trump-era rule that barred immigrants from gaining legal residency if they had utilized certain government benefits, allowing for a return to a previous policy with a narrower scope. The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said a new regulation for the public charge rule would go into effect in late December, although the Biden administration had already stopped applying the previous version last year. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that the shift ensures fair and humane treatment. Consistent with America's bedrock values, we will not penalize individuals for choosing to access the health benefits and other supplemental government services available to them, he said. The public charge regulation bars people from getting green cards if they would be burdens to the United States. For years prior to the Trump administration, that was interpreted as being primarily dependent on cash assistance,

Mexican Prez backs US as it ends controversial "Remain in Mexico" policy

"Now that the court has decided that those who request asylum in the US can wait in the US... We see it as a good thing," Lopez Obrador told reporters

Biden administration suspends rules limiting immigrant arrest, deportation

Immigrant advocates and experts on Monday said the suspension of Biden's order will only sow fear among immigrant communities

Bill introduced to utilise 380,000 unused family & employment-based visas

The Jumpstart Our Legal Immigration System Act, proposes to recapture about 222,000 unused family-sponsored visas and about 157,000 employment-based visas

Indians may soon jump the queue to get Green Card by paying extra fee

The move, if included in the reconciliation package and passed into law, is expected to help thousands of Indian IT professionals

USCIS reverses Trump-era policy denying certain immigrant visa applications

In 2018, The Trump administration gave its immigration officials more power to reject H-1B visa applications outright.

US SC rules against temporary immigrants seeking green cards

US Supreme Court ruled that immigrants who entered the country unlawfully and were later allowed temporary status for humanitarian reasons will not be eligible to apply for green cards

Relief for Indian IT sector as Biden administration removes H-1B visa curbs

Dept of Homeland Security vacates rule that would have redefined H-1B specialty occupations, curbed off site placement of H-1B staff, and raised employer compliance obligations

Indian workers building temple in New Jersey allege harassment, violations

Lawsuit alleges employer forced them to work on temple for more than 87 hours a week for $450 a month.

Joe Biden urges US Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform

US President Joe Biden has urged Congress to pass the comprehensive immigration reform, asserting that immigrants have done so much for America during the pandemic

US immigration enforcement agencies to stop referring migrants as 'aliens'

Employees of the two main US immigration enforcement agencies have been directed to stop referring to migrants as aliens, a dated term that many people consider offensive

US group opposes Biden admin's decision to reverse Trump era H1B visa norms

"President (Joe) Biden often portrays himself as a man from the 'working class' who is a tireless defender of the American worker," said FAIR president Dan Stein

Joe Biden administration won't defend Donald Trump's immigration rule

A Trump-era immigration rule denying green cards to immigrants was dealt likely fatal blows after the Biden administration dropped legal challenges, including before the Supreme Court.

US to open more beds for immigrant children as numbers rise sharply

Biden's administration is instructing facilities that hold immigrant children to lift capacity restrictions enacted during the pandemic to open up beds in a system facing sharply increasing needs

H1B on backburner as Biden focuses on 470,000 pending immigrant visa cases

Processing of non immigrant visas, including H1B cases are taking a backseat for now as the Joe Biden admin turns its attention to more than 470,000 immigrant visa cases pending in US consulates

US president believes it's important to modernise immigration system: WH

A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently

Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking immigration, ends green card freeze

Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking immigration, ends green card freeze