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Donald Trump calls for huge increase in quota for skilled migrants

'The biggest change we make is to increase the proportion of highly skilled immigration from 12 per cent to 57 per...

17 May 2019 9:05 AM IST

Responding to a question, Trump asserted that none of his predecessors had sanctioned Russia like he had. (Photo:AP)

Donald Trump to propose new 'filter' merit-based immigration system

Trump will propose ending diversity lottery system, which offers applicants from countries with low immigration rates...

16 May 2019 8:57 AM IST

Speaking with reporters as he left the White House for a four-day trip to Asia, Trump said he was disturbed by the photos. (Photo: AP)

Trump 'hates' photo of dead migrants, says that father was probably...

Ramirez and daughter Valeria were trying to cross into US after fleeing from El Salvador when they were swept into Rio...

27 Jun 2019 10:46 AM IST

Though many who show up will be seasoned anti-Trump demonstrators, others will be new to immigration activism, including parents who say they feel compelled to show up after heart-wrenching accounts of children forcibly taken from their families as they crossed the border illegally. (Photo: AP)

'No soap, toothbrush, blanket: US treatment of border migrants worse...

Recent reports describe that US border detainees are being held in cages of chain-link, sleeping on concrete.

26 Jun 2019 2:31 PM IST

The hearing in San Diego occurred as the government accelerated reunifications at eight unidentified US Immigration and Customs Enforcement locations. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump orders immigration sweep targeting 2,000 families: Report

The family roundup is likely to begin with pre-dawn raids in up to 10 cities including Houston, Chicago, New York and...

22 Jun 2019 4:10 PM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

US will begin removing millions of 'illegal aliens' next week: Trump

There are an estimated 12 million immigrants who are in the United States illegally, mainly from Mexico and Central...

18 Jun 2019 12:44 PM IST

Chinas government has offered mild criticism of the ban, saying immigration policy was a sovereign right but reasonable concerns must be considered. (Photo: Representational Image)

No expansion yet of US-Mexico asylum programme after Donald Trump deal

Text of the deal stated that expansion of so-called Migrant Protection Protocols also known as 'Remain in Mexico,' would...

10 Jun 2019 1:35 PM IST

Federal Officers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 45 people in the Houston area for violating US immigration laws during a five-day enforcement action. (Photo: File | AFP)

USâ€‰House approves bill to offer citizenship to dreamer' immigrants

The bill, which would grant permanent protection to so-called 'Dreamers' - people brought into US illegally as children...

5 Jun 2019 12:13 PM IST

The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. (Photo: Representational | File)

US company to pay USD 1.1 mn dues to H-1B employees, including Indians

In all, 594 H-1B employees will receive their back wages, an official statement said.

5 Jun 2019 9:25 AM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

10 per cent decline in approval of H-1B visa: US authorities

The approval rate of H-1B declined from 93 per cent in 2017 to 85 per cent in 2018.

5 Jun 2019 8:48 AM IST

The US Department of Justice filed orders with federal judges last week that relate to non-consensual hydration or feeding for four men, according to a court official. (Photo: AP)

3 Indian immigrants on hunger strike against detention forced to...

Lawyers and activists who spoke with the men fear that force-feeding may be next.

29 July 2019 9:50 AM IST

Government inspectors have long warned about the squalid conditions inside Border Patrol holding cells. (Photo: AFP)

Wasn't given enough food, lost 26 pounds in border detention': US teen

Border Patrol and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained him for almost a month.

26 July 2019 9:31 AM IST