Immigration
- World
Hundreds of Afghans denied humanitarian entry into US
Boston: Haseena Niazi had pinned her hopes of getting her fiance out of Afghanistan on a rarely used immigration provision. The 24-year-old Massachusetts resident was almost certain his application for humanitarian parole…
- World
US population growth at lowest rate in pandemic’s 1st year
Washington: US population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands…
- World
Democrats’ plan on immigration registry rejected by US Senate parliamentarian
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s ambitious immigration agenda suffered another blow after a key Senate parliamentarian rejected Democrats’ plan that could have created a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants…
- World
US Congressman seeks relief for high-skilled immigrants stuck in green card backlog
Washington: US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Tuesday (local time) said called on his colleagues to join him in sending a letter to United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate majority leader…
- Education and Career
Hyderabad: British Council to hold ‘Study UK Fair’ on Aug 21
Hyderabad: The United Kingdom’s organization for cultural relations, British Council, is hosting its semiannual event titled ‘Study UK Virtual Fair’ on August 21 on Zoom from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Study UK…
- World
First evacuation flight brings 221 Afghans, many kids, to US
Washington: The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies in arms, to new lives in the United States…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man from Karnataka held at airport for travelling to Libya
Hyderabad: The RGIA police at Shamshabad on Tuesday arrested a man hailing from Karnataka for travelling to banned country Libya and spending a fortnight illegally. According to the sources, Syed Haji Ismail,…
- World
US agency allows some H-1B visa seekers to re-submit their applications
Washington: A federal US body has announced that it will allow some foreign guest workers to re-submit their applications for the H-1B visa, the most sought-after non-immigrant visa among Indian IT professionals.…
- World
Harris turns focus to Mexico on trip to address migration
Mexico City: Vice President Kamala Harris told Mexican President Andr s Manuel L pez Obrador on Tuesday that the United States and Mexico are embarking on a new era during her first…
- Middle East
Saudi extends residency permits, visit visas for expats
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has extended the validity of residency permits for expatriates who are outside the Kingdom, as well as exit and re-entry visas for visitors, state media said in a report. The…
- World
Biden urges Congress to pass immigration reform
Washington: US President Joe Biden has urged Congress to pass the comprehensive immigration reform, asserting that immigrants have done so much for America during the pandemic as they have throughout the country’s history.…
- World
Trump urges Biden to reinstate travel ban on Muslim countries
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has urged his successor Joe Biden to reinstate the travel ban on certain Muslim countries in order to keep the country safe from radical Islamic terrorism. If…
- World
Biden is on his heels amid a migrant surge at Mexico border
Washington: Somehow, they didn’t see it coming. Within weeks of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, the Biden administration had reversed many of the most maligned Trump-era immigration policies, including deporting children seeking asylum…
- World
After lifting green card, visa ban, Biden to ensure high-skill immigration
New York: President Joe Biden, who has ordered an end to his predecessor Donald Trump’s ban on issuing green cards and work visas, is committed to ensuring that highly skilled workers can…
- World
Biden’s immigration bill proposes to eliminate per country cap, to benefit Indian IT professionals
Washington: In his first official acts as US President, Joe Biden will send a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress which among other things proposes to eliminate the per country cap for employment-based green…
