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Covid-19: Trump plans to suspend immigration to protect American jobs

The US President says the decision has been taken 'in light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our great American Citizens'

US allows H-1B visa applicants to continue in country, cites coronavirus

Indians are the biggest beneficiaries of the H-1B visa programme, but many of them are stranded in the US.

Indians may have to wait decades as US green card backlog to double by 2030

A Green Card allows a non-US citizen to live and work permanently in America

Immigrant families hide in fear as US launches low profile removal action

The removal operations are meant to deter a surge in Central American families fleeing poverty and gang violence in their home countries, with many seeking asylum in the United States

US agency completes implementation of H-1B electronic registration process

Companies applying for H-1B visas for foreign workers in fiscal year 2021 will have to register online and pay a processing fee of $10.

US immigration fraud: 90 more students, mostly Indians, held from fake univ

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE in March arrested 161 students from the fake university established by it in the US state of Michigan

US arrests 90 students, mostly from India, enrolled in fake university

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has so far arrested more than 250 students, who were lured to enroll in the now-closed University of Farmington

US judge blocks Trump's mandatory health insurance rule for immigrants

Seven US citizens and a nonprofit organization filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday contending the rule would block nearly two-thirds of all prospective legal immigrants

Over 22,000 Indians sought asylum in US since 2014: Official data

The reason behind Indians seeking asylum in the US can be 'unemployment or intolerance or both in India', Satnam Singh Chahal, executive director of North American Punjabi Association

H-1B visa: Why US needs more of India's and China's best and brightest

H-1B workers contribute a lot to innovation and economic dynamism in the US.

Invest and emigrate: How Indians can find a new life abroad

Canada has become a favoured destination for Indians after the US tightened immigration rules

New Trump rule to allow indefinite detention of migrant children in US

A new policy, to be implemented in 60 days, will not limit how long children or their families can be detained

Employees urge Google to avoid working with US immigration officials

The petition demanded that the Silicon Valley-based company publicly commit not to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and CBP

Google employees don't want company to work with US border agencies

US Customs and Border Protection recently said it was looking for proposals from companies to supply it with cloud-computing services

Trump admin signs agreement with Guatemala to restrict asylum cases to US

President Donald Trump heralded the concession as a win as he struggles to live up to his campaign promises on immigration

Trump admin mulls five-fold increase in merit-based immigration to 57%

At the direction of Trump, Kushner is leading the immigration reform project, which he said was now into its final stages and expects to make it public soon

Thousands are targeted as US prepares to raid undocumented migrant families

The operation, backed by President Trump, had been postponed, partly because of resistance among officials at his own immigration agency

Photo of drowned father, child triggers debate over Trump's asylum policies

Deaths are not uncommon, with travellers exposed to violence from criminals as well as the treacherous waters of the Rio Grande and desert heat

Trump threatens to start deporting millions of immigrants from next week

President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people in the country illegally. In a late-night tweet Monday, Trump says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin the removal process next week. He tells his Twitter followers, "They will be removed as fast as they come in." An administration official says the effort will focus on people who have been issued final deportation orders by federal judges but remain at large in the country. Trump has threatened a series of increasingly drastic actions as he tries to stem the flow of Central American migrants crossing the southern border, which has risen dramatically on his watch. Immigration is expected to be a central issue of Trump's 2020 re-election campaign, which officially launches Tuesday.

Mexico eyes steps to cut immigrant flows to US border, says official

Trump on Thursday said he would introduce the tariffs, starting at 5 per cent on June 10 and quickly ratcheting higher if Mexico did not substantially halt illegal immigration