‘It was just cologne’: Indian-origin man in Arkansas detained by ICE over perfume mistaken for ‘opium’; writes letter to resolve his immigration status

An Indian-origin man in Arkansas was detained for a month by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after authorities reportedly mistook his bottle of perfume for opium. He is now seeking to have his visa status reinstated after the charges were dropped.Kapil Raghu, married to an American citizen and pursuing US citizenship, was taken into […]

Kuwait launches Domestic Worker Visa verification tool for sponsors to verify status | World News

The new online tool on Sahel helps sponsors verify Visa 20 status, reducing visa rejections and streamlining domestic worker recruitment. To reduce administrative delays and prevent duplicate applications, Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has introduced a new visa pre-verification feature for domestic workers (Visa 20) via the Sahel app. The move is part of a broader […]

‘In big trouble’: Pope Leo warns against rising executive pay; raises concerns over Elon Musk’s trillionaire status

Pope Leo has criticized the ‘widening gulf’ between executive and worker salaries, pointing to Tesla’s $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk.“CEOs that 60 years ago might have been making four to six times more than what the workers are receiving … [are making] 600 times more now,” the pontiff said in his first […]

Can UAE Golden Visa holders change jobs without changing their residency status? Everything you need to know | World News

UAE Golden Visa holders can change jobs without residency cancellation, but must obtain a new MoHRE-issued work permit before starting/Representative Image Golden Visa holders in the UAE enjoy a high level of flexibility when it comes to employment transitions. While the visa ensures long-term, self-sponsored residency, a valid work permit is still required to legally […]

US visa shake-up: No more ‘duration of status’; plans fixed stay limits for foreign students, exchange visitors

Department of homeland security (X@dhsgov) The United States department of homeland security (DHS) has proposed new regulations to eliminate the current “duration of status” framework for certain nonimmigrant categories and replace it with fixed admission periods, ANI reported.The changes would apply to academic students (F), exchange visitors (J), and representatives of foreign media (I), according […]

Immigration crackdown: Venezuelan civic groups sue Trump admin over termination of Temporary Protected Status; call it cruelty towards vulnerable

US President Donald Trump (AP image) Venezuelan civic groups and several migrants have filed a federal lawsuit in Boston federal court against US immigration agencies, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans.The Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, Democracy Forward and three migrants have filed a law suit in Boston Federal […]

Trump administration hands over immigrant Medicaid data, targets ‘unsatisfactory immigration status’; raises privacy law concerns

US President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) The Trump administration this week gave deportation officials access to personal data, including immigration status, of millions of Medicaid enrollees, raising legal and ethical concerns within the government.Internal memos and emails revealed that officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) objected to the data transfer, […]

‘Illegal alien’: Steve Bannon demands federal probe into Musk’s immigration status; says SpaceX should be seized ‘before midnight’

Steve Bannon, left, and Elon Musk Former White House official Steve Bannon on Thursday called for Elon Musk to be investigated and deported, claiming the billionaire is in the US illegally.“They should initiate a formal investigation of his immigration status, because I am of the strong belief that he is an illegal alien, and he […]

Over 5 lakh face deportation risk as Trump gets go-ahead to end legal status of migrants from US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court (Image credits: AP) The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with ending temporary legal protections for more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The decision raises the number of migrants newly at risk of deportation to nearly 1 million.The justices lifted a lower-court […]

US supreme court backs Donald Trump in ending legal status for 500,000 migrants

The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favour of US President Donald Trump, allowing his administration to revoke temporary legal status granted to over 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.The court approved an emergency request by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, effectively halting a Biden-era programme that had granted humanitarian parole to […]