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‘Married to daughter of Indian immigrant’: Row over Republican leader saying immigration system is ‘suicidal’

British journalist Mehdi Hasan criticised Republican Congressman Brandon Gill after the lawmaker made controversial remarks about Islam and immigration in the US. Hasan pointed out that Gill is married to the daughter of an Indian immigrant.Gill’s wife, Danielle D’Souza Gill, is the daughter of Indian‑American commentator and MAGA ally Dinesh D’Souza. Danielle is also active […]

ICE detains Green Card Lottery immigrant charged with raping 16-year-old in Nashville, held victim at gunpoint

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged an arrest detainer against Mena Mohsen Farez Nmn Awad, an Egyptian national, after he was charged with raping a 16-year-old girl while she slept in her own bed in Nashville, Tennessee.According to local reports, on December 31, 2025, Awad broke into the minor girl’s apartment. She was […]

Indian tech immigrant says Germany is ‘not the place for ambitious people’: ‘Most companies still prefer…’

An Indian tech immigrant living in Germany started a debate online after saying the European country is not suited for ambitious people seeking rapid career growth. The comments came as Germany struggles with a severe shortage of skilled workers across multiple sectors.Posting on X, the user, who goes by the name mayukh_panja, said young Indians […]

50,000 extra Green Cards next year because of immigrant visa pause on 75 countries? What immigration experts said

The pause of immigrant visas from 75 countries that started from January 21 may add around 50,000 employment-based Green Card quotas in 2027 as family-based Green Card quotas pass on to employment-based the next year if they (family-based) remain unused. This is the only positive takeaway for Green Card applicants from the pause on 75 […]

US freezes immigrant visas: When will Pakistan’s ban be lifted? Islamabad embassy gives update

The US state department froze the immigrant visa process for 75 countries, including Pakistan, and the US embassy in Islamabad said the immigrant visa would be stopped for Pakistan from January 21.Earlier, the state department indefinitely suspended the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries in what it described as one of its most expansive […]

US freezes immigrant visas for 75 countries: 5 key questions answered for Indians

The United States has announced an indefinite suspension of immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries beginning January 21, 2026, in one of the most sweeping visa actions in recent years under the Trump administration. Regarding the freeze, there were questions that confused applicants, especially those from India, who wanted to know their status […]

ICE shooter Jonathan Ross has an immigrant Filipina wife; father says deceased Renee Good hit first

Jonathan Ross, the 43-year-old ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman Renee Good and killed her, was not at fault, his father said. The outrage against the ICE and its absence of restraint while handling civilians centers around Ross but his father Ed Ross told Daily Mail that Ross did nothing wrong and he will not […]

Who is Asif Amin Cheema? Pakistani illegal immigrant deported after staying for over 30 years in US

Asif Amin Cheema, 63, a longtime Chicago-area resident who owned the fast-food lunch restaurant Best Sub #2 in Humboldt Park, 2653 W. North Ave, was deported Thursday night on an evening flight out of O’Hare Airport to his home country of Pakistan, his family said.Cheema’s official deportation came after the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of […]

California delays cancellation of 17,000 immigrant commercial driver’s licences; Trump administration warns state putting ‘Americans at risk’

California will delay the cancellation of around 17,000 commercial driver’s licences until March to allow more time for truckers and bus drivers who legally qualify to keep them, the Blue state announced on Tuesday. The move comes a week after immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit challenging the revocations.The US department of transportation warned California […]

‘Every day, I miss home’: Sikh truck driver Arash Singh on struggles of being an immigrant driver in US

Arash Singh, a 25-year-old Sikh truck driver, has spent thousands of miles on US highways hauling goods from Washington to California, navigating ice storms, heavy traffic, and occasional harassment because of his turban.“As an immigrant driver,” he told New York Times, “there is plenty you always must think about.”Singh sought asylum in US in 2022 […]