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 […]
A Green Card is no longer a guarantee to stay in the US permanently, the Donald Trump administration has made it clear, as it arrested Green Card holder activists, deported them flagging them as national security risks. Nationals of 75 countries will not get Green Cards now, the administration announced as it examines how much […]
‘Just Trying to Eat Lunch’: 5 Tech Workers Misidentified as ICE Agents, Accosted by Anti-ICE Mob in Minneapolis A casual lunch turned into a frightening ordeal for five software engineers in Minneapolis last week after they were mistakenly labelled as federal immigration agents and confronted by an angry crowd outside the restaurant where they were […]
Who is Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani, and why is the Trump administration reviewing her immigration status? That question is now becoming a public debate in the US, after viral petitions demanded action against relatives of Iran’s ruling elite living in America.The White House has confirmed it is “reviewing” immigration benefits granted to Iranians under the Biden […]
Immigration attorney Steven Brown said it is unlikely that India could ever face a visa freeze in the US as India is low on using government resources in the US. But that does not mean it can’t change ever, the attorney said explaining the Trump administration’s sudden visa freeze on 75 countries, including many of […]
