The Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, a crucial post-study work route for thousands of international students in the US, is once again in the crosshairs of America’s immigration debate, after federal authorities alleged widespread fraud and abuse within the system.US immigration authorities claim to have identified more than 10,000 students linked to “highly suspect employers” […]
MAGA politician and Representative Paul Gosar (Arizona) has written a letter to the White House to curb the OPT (Optional Practical Training) program. He has called the program “badly flawed” and said that it should be eliminated. In his letter, Gosar said that the Trump administration “should not be incentivizing foreign employees over Americans.”Writing to […]
The US state department and Immigration & Customs Enforcement continue to aggressively target international students with visa revocations, termination of their legal status, and removal. With Indians constituting the largest cohort of international students, it isn’t surprising that the majority of those impacted are from India.The American Immigration Lawyers Association collected 327 reports of visa […]
