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US green card age rule change: How it may hit children, H-1B visa holders

US to tighten green card age rules from August 15, putting thousands of Indian children at risk of losing eligibility once they turn 21

Weekly Updates: US to Kuwait, 7 key immigration and study abroad changes

Immigration Weekly Updates Here: Visa delays, new rules and rising costs marked the first week of August 2025, with changes across the US, UK, Australia, Switzerland and Kuwait

USCIS warns immigrants: Break visa terms and you risk removal from US

US warns foreign workers on employment visas that breaking job terms can lead to removal, citing a recent H-2A case now under ICE investigation

USCIS warns: Stricter family visa checks and fraud crackdowns from August

US tightens screening for family visa petitions from August 1, 2025, with stricter checks on relationships, interviews, and fraud detection

US to green card holders, visitors: Carry ID at all times or risk fine

US warns green card holders and visitors to carry ID proof at all times or face fines. Indians, the second-largest immigrant group, could be affected

Bollywood couple's $4 million scam duped over 100 in Texas property deals

ICE detains Bollywood singer's husband Sammy Mukherjee in $4 million Texas real estate fraud case after years of alleged scams targeting Indian-Americans

Trump's birthright citizenship order remains blocked amid legal battles

President Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the US illegally will remain blocked as an order from one judge went into effect Friday and another seemed inclined to follow suit. US District Judge Joseph LaPlante in New Hampshire had paused his own decision to allow for the Trump administration to appeal, but with no appeal filed in the last week his order went into effect. The judge's order protects every single child whose citizenship was called into question by this illegal executive order," Cody Wofsy, the ACLU attorney representing children who would be affected by Trump's restrictions, said. The government has not appealed and has not sought emergency relief so this injunction is now in effect everywhere in the country. The Trump administration could still appeal or even ask that LaPlante's order be narrowed but the effort to end birthright citizenship for children of parents who are in the US illegally or temporarily can't ta

US ends bond hearings for illegal entrants, expands immigration detention

US expands detention of illegal entrants, ending bond hearings. Release now only possible through Homeland Security exceptions under 1996 law

US may deport El Salvador native to Mexico or South Sudan: ICE official

The Trump administration hasn't decided where it would deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he is freed from a Tennessee jail, but a US immigration official said Thursday that Mexico and South Sudan could be willing to accept the El Salvador native. Thomas Giles, an assistant director for US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, testified in a Maryland federal court that ICE would detain Abrego Garcia as soon as he's released to await trial on human smuggling charges. US District Judge Paula Xinis is considering Abrego Garcia's request to order the US government to send him to Maryland instead, a bid aimed at preventing the Trump administration from trying to deport him again. Abrego Garcia became a flashpoint over Republican President Donald Trump's immigration policies when the Salvadoran national was wrongfully deported to his native country in March. Facing mounting pressure and a US Supreme Court order, the administration returned him last month to face the smuggling charges. The ..

US immigration backlog tops 11 million as Trump slows USCIS processing

US immigration backlog hits 11.3 million as case completions fall, green card and work permit delays surge under Trump administration's slowdown orders

US steps up move to strip citizenship from some naturalised immigrants

US Justice Department makes denaturalisation a top priority, using civil lawsuits to revoke citizenship of naturalised immigrants accused of crimes or fraud

US SC clears way for deportation of several immigrants to South Sudan

The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they have no ties. The decision comes after the justices found that immigration officials can quickly deport people to third countries. The majority halted an order that had allowed immigrants to challenge any removals to countries outside their homeland where they could be in danger. The court's latest order makes clear that the South Sudan flight detoured weeks ago can now complete the trip. It reverses findings from federal Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts, who said his order on those migrants still stands even after the court lifted his broader decision. The Trump administration has called the judge's finding a lawless act of defiance. Attorneys for the eight migrants have said they could face imprisonment, torture and even death if sent to South Sudan, where escalating political tensions have threatened t

'Deport Melania, her parents': Petition slams Trump's citizenship policy

The petition stated, "Since Trump wants to deport naturalized citizens, I believe it is only fair that Melania and her parents are on the first boat out

Govt to deport Abrego Garcia to country that's not El Salvador: Prosecutors

Federal prosecutors told a judge in Maryland on Thursday that the government plans to initiate removal proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia and to deport him to a country that is not his native El Salvador upon his release from a Tennessee jail. But the prosecutors also said that they would comply with all court orders and that their plans are not imminent. Attorneys for Abrego Garcia earlier asked the judge in Maryland to order his return to that state when he is released from jail, an arrangement that would prevent likely attempts by immigration officials to quickly deport Abrego Garcia. The Maryland construction worker became a flashpoint over President Donald Trump's immigration policies after he was mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador in March. He's been in jail in Tennessee since he was returned to the US on June 7 to face federal charges of human smuggling. US Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes in Nashville has ruled that Abrego Garcia has a right to be released .

US Fed Reserve says labour market balanced, points to immigration slowdown

The report described the labor market as being in 'solid shape', with jobs growing at a 'moderate' pace and the unemployment rate low

Datanomics: Indian detentions in US surge, Phoenix accounts for half

Despite relatively smaller Indian populations in cities like Seattle and Buffalo, the proportion of Indian nationals detained in these locations remains disproportionately high

US troops detain immigrants in border defence zone as military role expands

US troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defence zone along the southern US border, in an escalation of the military's enforcement role, authorities said on Wednesday. US Army Lieutenant Colonel Chad Campbell described in detail the first detentions by troops last week of three immigrants accused of trespassing in a national defence area near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Those migrants were quickly turned over to US Customs and Border Protection and are now among more than 1,400 migrants to have been charged with illegally entering militarised areas along that border, under a new border enforcement strategy from President Donald Trump's administration. Troops are prohibited from conducting civilian law enforcement on US soil under the Posse Comitatus Act. But an exception known as the military purpose doctrine allows it in some instances. Authorities "noticed three individuals crossing the protective barrier into the .

Hearing held for judge accused of allowing immigrant to escape ICE custody

A hearing began Monday for a Massachusetts judge facing civil charges over allegations that she allowed an immigrant in her court to evade an immigration enforcement agent. The case stems from a 2018 incident in which Shelley Joseph, a district court judge, is accused of colluding with the immigrant's attorney and a court officer to allow him escape out a back door of the courthouse after a hearing on charges that included drug possession. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer had been waiting outside the courtroom to detain the defendant, Jose Medina-Perez. "This case is about the integrity, impartiality and independence of the Massachusetts judiciary and the appearance of the integrity, impartiality and independence every judge must uphold," Judith Fabricant, special counsel for the commission, told the hearing. A lawyer for Joseph, Elizabeth Mulvey, said the case had been distorted over time and that everyone had come to believe that her client "let an illegal immigrant

Trump's new travel ban takes effect amid immigration enforcement tensions

President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the US by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president's escalating campaign of immigration enforcement. The new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the US and don't hold a valid visa. The new ban does not revoke visas previously issued to people from countries on the list, according to guidance issued Friday to all US diplomatic missions. However, unless an applicant meets narrow criteria for an exemption to the ban, his or her application will be rejected starting Monday. Travellers with previously issued visas should still be able to enter the US even after the ban takes .

Trump's travel ban on 12 nations set to take effect from early Monday

The countries affected by the latest travel ban are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen