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75-country Green Card freeze: US announces adoption waiver in new update

[ad_1] The Green Card freeze on 75 countries threw a spanner in the works for families in the process of adopting children from countries mentioned on the list, as no exception was announced when the immigration freeze came into effect on January 21. The State Department took into consideration the hardships of the US families […]

‘Crime doesn’t lead to a Green Card’: US immigration’s fresh reminder amid major visa crackdown

[ad_1] The US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a fresh warning targeting Green Card applicants and cited recent cases where layers of screening threw up shocking discoveries about the applicants and appropriate actions have been taken. In one case, the USCIS said, screening revealed that an applicant was wanted for homicide by the Mexican government. […]

Travel ban, H-1B vetting, work permit update, Green Card freeze: List of all new US immigration rules

[ad_1] The Donald Trump administration has come up with a host of immigration rules in the past week in the aftermath of the DC shooting. While restricting illegal aliens has been in the works, the DC shooter suspect’s Afghan origin pushed the administration to announce a host of new measures. Travel ban on around 30 […]

‘Unprecedented and cruel’: Trump’s announcement of freezing 235,000 Green Cards draws flak

[ad_1] Trump halts Green Cards for refugees who entered the US between 2021 and 2025 during the Biden administration. The Donald Trump administration’s decision to hold 235,000 Green Cards for refugeeswho entered the US between 2021 and 2025 met strong responses from humanitarian groups, NGOs who called the sudden surprise from the government during the […]