Investigative reporter for The Dallas Express, Kellen McGovern Jones, is set to speak on Thursday evening about federal H-1B visa policy and its effects on Texas communities. His presentation will be held for members and guests of the Coppell Republican Women from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at Spring Creek in Lewisville.Jones’s appearances are part […]
$100,000 fee to hire foreign workers stirred a new debate in California, where school districts say the Trump administration’s latest H-1B visa rule could deepen an already severe teacher shortage. MAGA activists said the programme is being stretched to cover everyday classroom roles and is replacing Americans in common jobs with foreign teachers.Since September, American […]
From humble beginnings in India to Silicon Valley stardom, entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal has transformed the tech landscape with his AI-driven software platform Harness, now valued at an impressive $5.5 billion. After arriving in the U.S. on an H1-B visa, he sold his first venture, AppDynamics, to Cisco for $3.7 billion. Indian-born entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal has […]
If an H-1B worker is working remotely, can they work from their home country? That question has sparked a debate after Texas journalist Sara Gonzales posted a viral YouTube video claiming she had exposed an H-1B visa scam in Texas.Gonzales said she visited addresses linked to a company employing H-1B workers and found no offices […]
Indian H-1B visa holders who traveled to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded after American consulates abruptly canceled their appointments and rescheduled them months later, according to immigration lawyers. The disruptions follow the rollout of the Trump administration’s expanded social media vetting policy, leaving hundreds—possibly thousands—of high-skilled workers stuck […]
In a bold move, Texas has stopped the hiring of new H-1B visa holders at state agencies and universities until May 2027, raising alarms for the healthcare sector. Texas has ordered a temporary freeze on new H‑1B visa hiring at state agencies and public universities, a move that experts and academicians warn could have significant […]
In a segment on War Room with Steve Bannon, political commentator Mark Mitchell claimed that each senior H‑1B developer at tech firms such as Apple represents “the economic equivalent of 10 illegal aliens.” He also complained about why the Trump administration did not deport them immediately. Mitchell said that Silicon Valley tech firms rely heavily […]
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has responded to claims that a British grandmother was held by immigration authorities for six weeks even though she had a valid visa, saying the detention was a matter of law enforcement, not an arbitrary action.DHS said 65-year-old Karen Newton violated the terms of her visit by […]
India on Friday flagged its concerns to the US over the cancellation of pre-scheduled H-1B visa interviews for large numbers of Indian applicants and said both sides were engaged on the issue. The interviews of thousands of H-1B visa applicants slated from the middle of this month in India were abruptly postponed by several months […]
Immigration attorney explains the new H-1B fee proposal. The Donald Trump administration dropped another H-1B bombshell Monday as it tweaked the $100,000 H-1B fee and issued a draft rule increasing the fee to $103,265. The increase is not the main issue of the new proposal; in the new proposal, every H-1B petition will have to […]
