Immigration Update: Petitioners Must Meet Burden of Proof for Nonimmigrant Worker Extension Petitions
WASHINGTON — Under updated policy guidance, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is instructing its officers to apply the same level of scrutiny to...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Latest Executive Order on Immigration As Muslim Ban 2.0
WASHINGTON, DC ― President Trump’s new executive order is essentially a “Muslim Ban 2.0” in that it reiterates key components of its prior ban...
US-born, Indian-origin NASA scientist detained at US border, phone confiscated
Washington-- A US-born NASA scientist of Indian-origin was detained by US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials and was not permitted to enter the...
Northeastern professors: Providing healthcare for non-US citizens a moral obligation’
By Molly Callahan
News at northeastern
At a time when the country is steeped in nationalist sentiment, and the Trump administration is focused on rolling back...
Eight Massachusetts universities file amicus brief against travel, refugee ban
By Molly Callahan
News at Northeastern
BOSTON--Northeastern jointly filed an amicus brief on Friday afternoon in opposition to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order banning travelers...
US Announces Additional Visas for Foreign Workers to Assist American Businesses at Risk of...
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced that an additional 15,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas will be available for Fiscal Year...
Trump’s immigration policy short-sighted: Indian-American musician
By Sugandha Rawal
New Delhi-- Immigrants are the backbone of American society and a big contributor to the US economy, says Indian-American musician Siddhartha Khosla,...
4 charged over deaths of 53 migrants in 18-wheeler found in Texas
Houston-- Four men have been charged after 53 migrants died in a sweltering 18-wheeler in San Antonio, a city in Texas near the US-Mexico...
Changed H-1B visa norms don’t mean much for India: Nasscom
Bengaluru-- The Indian IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday said the clarifying guidance by the USCIS on eligibility for computer programmers under the H-1B...
Indian-Americans Speak Out Against President Trump’s Immigration Policies
WASHINGTON DC – Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Grace Meng, Washington State Senator Manka Dhingra, and DACA recipient Parthiv Patel held a press call...
