Immigrants
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Court rules against Trump admin's rule on immigrants
World | October 12, 2019 11:59 ISTUnder the so-called "Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds" rule put forward by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on August 14, the US will disqualify legal immigrants from obtaining permanent resident status, commonly known as green cards, if they use, or are considered dependent upon, public-assistance programmes such as food stamps, housing assistance and Medicaid.
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Setback for President Trump as judge blocks his administration from ending key immigrant protections
World | October 04, 2018 8:47 ISTSan Franciso Judge Edward Chen granted a request for a preliminary injunction against the administration's decision to discontinue temporary protected status for people from Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti and El Salvador.
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BJP will seek to identify illegal immigrants in country if it wins Lok Sabha elections 2019: Amit Shah
September 23, 2018 21:50 ISTLok Sabha elections 2019: Purvanchal Mahagathbandhan is first in the series of four mega rallies planned by Delhi BJP in Delhi in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, said Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.
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Trump has a message for many Indian immigrants in US: 'Tell them they have nothing to worry about'
World | January 25, 2018 9:18 IST"We're going to morph into it. It's going to happen, at some point in the future, over a period of 10 to 12 years," the US president said.
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UP govt begins identification of illegal Rohingya, Bangladeshi immigrants in UP
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New York to sue Trump if he scraps young immigrants program
World | September 05, 2017 8:26 IST'More than 40,000 New Yorkers protected under DACA pay more than $140 million in state and local taxes'
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Donald Trump's 'merit-based' immigration system may benefit Indian professionals
World | August 03, 2017 8:43 ISTDonald Trump has announced his support for a legislation that would cut in half the number of legal immigrants allowed into the US while moving to a "merit-based" system favouring English-speaking skilled workers for residency cards
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'Welcome to Canada': PM Justin Trudeau says will welcome those fleeing terror, war
World | January 29, 2017 8:01 ISTCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said his country will welcome those fleeing persecution, terror and war, regardless of their faith.
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US mistakenly grants citizenship to 858 immigrants
World | September 20, 2016 7:34 ISTThe US government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud who had pending deportation orders
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India's diaspora population largest in the world, says latest UN survey
World | January 14, 2016 11:00 ISTUnited Nations: India's diaspora population is the largest in the world with 16 million people from India living outside their country in 2015, according to a latest UN survey on international migrant trends.The survey conducted
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Deport her: Trump supporters slam Haley for immigration remark
World | January 13, 2016 15:12 ISTWashington: Indian-American Republican Governor Nikki Haley on Wednesday faced flak from the supporters of her party's presidential candidate Donald Trump as she cited her family's immigrant experience to warn against rhetoric that could make hard-working
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Asians to become largest US immigrant group: Study
World | September 29, 2015 11:24 ISTWashington: Asians will exceed Hispanic immigrants to become the largest immigrant group by 2055, a study said.If the current demographic trends continue, Asian immigrants are projected to become the largest immigrant group by 2055 and
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Hillary Clinton jabs Republicans on immigration
World | July 08, 2015 11:23 ISTWashington: Democratic frontrunner presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attacked her Republican rivals on immigration saying they are on a "spectrum of hostility" that was really regrettable in a nation of immigrants like America.Republican front runner Jeb
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Number of convicted Indians in US jails saw a decline in 2013-14
World | June 05, 2015 8:18 ISTThe number of convicted Indian nationals languishing in US jails saw a decline in the period of 2013-14, US Immigration and Custom Enforcement said on Thursday.According to the information obtained under Freedom of Information Act
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Gujarat minister Nitin Patel clarifies his poverty remark
Politics | February 04, 2014 12:36 ISTNew Delhi: Nitin Patel, Gujarat Finance Minister and state government spokesperson, today clarified that his remark about poverty in Gujarat has been torn out of context. Nitin Patel said Gujarat creates more employment opportunities compared
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Immigrants mount pro-reform hunger strike outside US Capitol
World | November 16, 2013 9:51 ISTWashington : Five activists are four days into a hunger strike at a camp set up near the US Capitol to put pressure on legislators to pass immigration reform in the US.Meanwhile others around the
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Meghalaya eyes strong law to check illegal immigrants
India | August 29, 2013 22:44 ISTShillong: Ruling out the re-introduction of a permit system for Indians seeking to enter Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said the government will implement a strong law to check the influx of illegal
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Many illegal Indian immigrants in UK want to go home, says Sikh leader
World | August 10, 2013 22:18 ISTLondon, Aug 10: Amid a row over the UK government's controversial anti-immigrant campaign, a British Sikh leader has claimed that many illegal immigrants from India are keen to return home.Gurmel Singh-Kandola, secretary-general of the Sikh
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48 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants held
India | November 09, 2012 23:31 ISTMumbai, Nov 9: As many as 48 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants working as construction labourers at various sites in Wadala TT area in central Mumbai have been arrested, police said today.Besides the 48 Bangladeshis, the special
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Lakhs of young illegal immigrants line up to file applications in US
World | August 16, 2012 11:26 ISTNew York, Aug 16 : Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order on Wednesday as the US started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a
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