Democratic Party introduces Citizenship Act
Our BureauWashington The ruling Democratic party introduced a Citizenship Act which among other things seeks to eliminate the country-quota for green cards and make changes…
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Biden revokes Trump ban on many green card applicants
While overturning the ban issued by the Trump administration, Biden said that the ban prevented families from reuniting in the United States and harmed US…
Biden administration reverts to the 2008 version civics test as it reverses another Trump administration policy
On Monday, the Biden administration announced another reversal of the Trump administration policy as it reverted to the 2008 civics test module to make the…
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi hails move to eliminate country quota for employment-based green card
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Friday hailed the legislative move to remove the country quota for employment-based green card highlighting that these reforms will…
Biden administration introduces immigration bill in Congress
The Biden administration introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in Congress on February 18. The bill aims to allow more permanent immigrant status or green…
US reaches H-1B visa cap for 2021, says USCIS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000…
Indian American group requests Biden not to issue H-1B visas to Indians until country-cap is removed
On Thursday, an immigration advocacy group representing Indian Americans, Immigration Voice requested the Biden administration not to issue the H1-B work visas to anyone born…
Indian govt is closely engaged with US over H-1B visas, says MEA
On Thursday, in the Parliament, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the Indian government is “closely engaged” with the US Department of State…
Biden signs executive orders to unwind Trump’s immigration policies
Biden formed a task force to reunify the migrant families who were separated at the border by the former administration’s “zero tolerance strategy.” US President…
Biden plans to sign executive order to modernize the US immigration system on Tuesday
US President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order to modernize the US immigration system on Tuesday, said the White House. The order was…