Us Immigration
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US to pause H1B Visa for three years? Republican lawmakers bring new bill in Congress
World | Apr 25, 2026, 12:55 PM ISTA bill has been brought in the US Congress by Trump's lawmakers seeking a 3-year halt of the H1B Visa programme, citing misuse of foreign labour by replacing American workers.
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Trump boasts of settling eight wars, says 'zero illegal aliens' entered US in past seven months
World | Dec 18, 2025, 08:17 AM ISTThe US President also claimed credit for ensuring peace in Gaza, asserting that both living and dead hostages were returned to Israel by Hamas due to intervention by the United States.
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Living in US for 30 years, 60-year-old Indian-origin woman detained during green card interview
World | Dec 16, 2025, 02:41 PM ISTFor several hours, the woman's family was unaware of her whereabouts. They later found out that she had been moved overnight to Adelanto, a former federal prison now being used as an ICE detention centre.
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'Will be net losers': EAM Jaishankar on US, Europe 'restricting' skilled immigration
India | Dec 04, 2025, 06:45 AM ISTJaishankar said economies need skilled people as they swiftly move towards advanced manufacturing and the demand cannot be fulfilled organically at the required rate.
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Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Jagdeep Singh Jagga nabbed in US; extradition efforts on
India | Oct 28, 2025, 09:27 AM ISTJagga has over a dozen cases registered against him in Punjab’s Dhurkot and has been declared a proclaimed offender by the court. In Rajasthan, cases have also been registered against him at the Pratap Nagar and Sardarpura police stations in Jodhpur, with arrest warrants issued by the courts.
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Trump on Indian-origin man's murder in Texas: 'Time for being soft on illegal immigrants over'
World | Sep 16, 2025, 02:22 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump has strongly condemned the killing of Indian national Chandra Nagamallaiah, who was brutally beheaded by an illegal Cuban immigrant in Dallas. Trump blamed the Biden administration for allowing the accused, who had a serious criminal history, to remain in the US.
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'Get your act together or you're not going to have Europe anymore': Trump's big immigration warning
World | Jul 26, 2025, 07:13 PM IST"On immigration, you better get your act together. You're not going to have Europe anymore," Trump warned.
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Decoded: What are the new social media rules for Indians applying for US visa
India | Jun 24, 2025, 10:01 AM ISTThis step is part of the Donald Trump administration’s broader effort to strengthen security and maintain the integrity of the visa application process.
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Khaby Lame, world’s top TikTok star, leaves US after ICE detention | Here's why
World | Jun 11, 2025, 07:58 AM ISTTikTok megastar Khaby Lame, known for his silent reaction videos, left the US after being briefly detained by ICE at Las Vegas airport for overstaying his visa. However, he was allowed to depart voluntarily, avoiding a formal deportation.
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LA protests: Trump sends 2,000 additional troops as stir against immigration crackdown intensifies
World | Jun 10, 2025, 08:07 AM ISTLA protests: The protests negan on Friday and have grown intense since as US federal agents arrested more than 40 people in Los Angeles during a series of immigration raids.
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Indians, who stayed in US illegally, deported by chartered flight: Biden's latest action on migrants
World | Oct 27, 2024, 10:47 AM ISTIn fiscal year 2024, the DHS removed or returned over 1,60,000 individuals and conducted more than 495 international repatriation flights to over 145 countries.
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Indian national, who was arrested for re-entering America illegally, dies while awaiting deportation
World | Apr 18, 2024, 08:07 AM ISTJaspal Singh first entered the US illegally in 1992, however, a judge ordered his deportation in 1998. Singh returned to India voluntarily but was again arrested by US Customs and Border Protection’s Border Patrol officers while illegally reentering the United States at the US-Mexico Border in 2023.
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Rejoin Paris pact, lift Muslim travel ban and more: Biden reverses Trump policies on day 1
World | Jan 21, 2021, 11:12 AM ISTThe 15 executive actions, and two directives, amount to an attempt to rewind the last four years of federal policies with striking speed. Only two recent presidents signed executive actions on their first day in office — and each signed just one.
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White House says Trump working on executive order on merit-based immigration system
World | Jul 11, 2020, 08:28 AM ISTThe White House has said that President Donald Trump is working on an executive order to establish a merit-based immigration system that will include a "road to citizenship" for the recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme.
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Trump's restrictive policy on immigration will be detrimental to US economy: USIBC
World | Jun 25, 2020, 08:32 AM ISTTrump had earlier this week issued a proclamation to suspend issuing of H-1B visas, popular among Indian IT professionals, along with other foreign work visas for the rest of the year.
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Mexico deports 311 Indians amid crackdown on illegal migrants
World | Oct 17, 2019, 01:48 PM ISTAccording to a press release issued by the National Migration Institute (INM) on Wednesday, the Indian nationals, who did not have a condition of regular stay in the country, were deported from the Toluca City International Airport on a Boeing 747 aircraft to New Delhi.
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Two stranded Indian nationals trying to enter US illegally arrested
World | Apr 20, 2019, 11:36 AM ISTThe duo, including a Sikh man, called for help using technology installed in remote locations to help people in distress.
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Trump admin likely to introduce major changes in H-1B visas
World | Oct 18, 2018, 09:24 AM ISTThe DHS reiterated that it is proposing to remove from its regulations certain H-4 spouses of H-1B non-immigrants as a class of aliens eligible for employment authorisation.
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Over 500 women, including an Indian-American arrested during protest against Donald Trump's immigration policy
World | Jun 29, 2018, 11:21 AM ISTThe civil disobedience was a reaction to the Trump administration's crackdown at the US-Mexico border, including separation of thousands of children from their parents in recent months.
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After backlash, Trump asks officials to keep illegal immigrant families together during immigration process
World | Jun 22, 2018, 09:44 AM ISTTrump has earlier signed an executive order following widespread protests against the move of his administration to separate children from their parents who illegally enter the country.