US President Donald Trump has said that two people shot dead by federal immigration officers last month were “not angels”, but said that their actions did not justify their deaths.Speaking in an interview with NBC Nightly News on Wednesday, Trump addressed the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed in separate […]
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 […]
Amid the ongoing volatility over the visa situation in the US, the one rule of thumb that immigration experts have been reiterating is that H-1B visa holders should not travel outside the US. Replying to all travel-related queries in his latest podcast, immigration lawyer Rahul Reddy said it is risk-free to travel anywhere inside the […]
Donald Trump (File photo) The White House on Monday addressed the second shooting by anti-immigrant agents in Minneapolis city in Minnesota, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt expressing regret while simultaneously criticising Democrats. While claiming president Donald Trump doesn’t want violence, the administration quickly shifted blame to Democratic leaders for resisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]
An H-1B worker entering the US may face this question from a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer: whether they have ever paid any portion of their salary to their employer. Murthy Law Firm explained that there can be various aspects to it, but if the border official determines that an H-1B worker paid their […]
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Monday warned “every” Democratic governor and mayor to cooperate with his administration on immigration enforcement, blaming former president Joe Biden for what he called a surge in illegal immigration and rising violence.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “During the four years of Crooked Joe […]
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that all children in the city, including those who are undocumented, will be eligible for free childcare under the city’s universal programmes.Speaking during a media roundtable, the socialist-Democrat said the initiative covers children under five years old and stressed that these are not programs that are going […]
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 […]
When Steve Scherer began driving an Uber in northern Virginia, he was not trying to rediscover immigration as a subject. He had already spent years reporting on it from Europe.Scherer, a former foreign correspondent and bureau chief, published a first-person essay on his Substack this week describing how working as a ride-hail driver in the […]
As several incidents of ICE agents stopping cars amid their ongoing crackdown in Minneapolis have been reported, immigration attorney Brad Bernstein explained what authorities exactly ICE has. “ICE does not have unlimited power. They cannot just pull you out of your car because you refuse to answer questions. They cannot force you to open your […]
