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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicUS immigration

Topic: US immigration

Biden clear about restoring compassion & order to US immigration system, says White House

In Biden's immigration reform bill sent to Congress, White House has proposed elimination of country-quota in allocation of green cards, a major demand of Indian IT professionals.

Joe Biden withdraws move to rescind work authorisation for spouses of H-1B visa holders

In 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a rule allowing certain H4 dependent spouses of H-1B visa holders to legally seek employment in the US.

Joe Biden to reverse Trump’s travel ban, stop border wall construction

Biden is also proposing a sweeping immigration bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for roughly 11 million people living illegally in the US.

Biden’s Homeland Security pick won’t embrace open borders

Joe Biden probably will reverse many of Donald Trump’s initiatives on immigration, but his policy is unlikely to swing in a direction radically opposite to the one under Trump.

International student enrollment at US colleges drops by most since 2003

The decline is certain to be much bigger in the current academic year as the pandemic curbed international travel and visa issuance.

US bars entry of foreign students into country if university courses are 100% online

The US immigration services Friday said students already in the country could stay even if universities declared fully online models, but those abroad won't be allowed to enter.

US President Donald Trump says he will soon sign ‘very strong’ merit-based immigration act

Donald Trump has long sought to overhaul the US immigration system to be based on merit rather than family ties and it remains one of his signature campaign issues.

17 states, District of Columbia file lawsuit against US govt’s student visa policy

The lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and immigration authority in the Trump administration seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule being enforced.

Google, Facebook, Microsoft join Harvard, MIT lawsuit against US’s new student visa rule

The tech companies sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, asserting that US immigration authority directive will disrupt their recruiting plans.

Trump working on executive order to establish merit-based immigration system: White House

This came after Trump said he's working on an executive order that will include a 'road to citizenship' for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.