US Citizenship And Immigration Services Archives

The Urge to Purge: US gives immigration officials discretionary powers to determine if social media posts are ‘anti-American’

US President Donald Trump (PTI) TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Trump administration has announced it will undertake broad discretionary screening of social media posts for “anti-American” views while adjudicating applications for visa, green card, and citizenship. In an updated guidance issued on Tuesday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the nodal agency in charge […]

No anti-American behavior will be tolerated: New rules for visa holders, green card applicants

USCIS issues new rules for penalizing immigrants for anti-American behavior. Anti-American behavior, social media posts will now not go unnoticed by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, as the Department of Homeland Security has ordered the USCIS to apply Donald Trump’s America First policy to immigration benefits. “America’s benefits should not be given to those […]

OPT under fire: Trump’s USCIS nominee seeks to end postgrad work

Joseph Edlow, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee for the post of the director at US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in a recent nomination hearing said he wants to end post-graduation optional practical training (OPT) that is available to international students.A one-year OPT is available to international students, which is extended by another two […]

Trump’s war on academia: How US is driving out world’s brightest minds

US President Donald Trump (File photo-AP) The Trump administration’s sweeping move to screen immigrants and visa applicants for “antisemitic” activity on social media has triggered outrage among rights groups, universities, and legal experts. Effective immediately, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will now consider online speech critical of Israel—or construed as support for groups like […]

H-1B selection for FY 2026 complete: Here’s how to check your status

The selection process for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B visa cap was completed on Monday, with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receiving enough registrations to meet the required limit.Those who have been selected can now proceed with filing their H-1B cap-subject petitions, according to the official website of the USCIS.USCIS has received […]

H-1B selection for FY 2026 complete: Here’s how to check your status

The selection process for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B visa cap was completed on Monday, with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receiving enough registrations to meet the required limit. Those who have been selected can now proceed with filing their H-1B cap-subject petitions, according to the official website of the USCIS.How to […]