Author: Arun Kumar

Arun Kumar, the editor of The American Bazaar, has a wealth of experience in covering Washington and the United States. Prior to joining AB, he served as the North America Bureau Chief of the Indian news agency IANS for 11 years. Previously, he worked for the news agency PTI in various roles, including as Chief News Editor, Editor of Special Services, Assistant General Manager and as foreign correspondent in Islamabad and Beijing. Following are recent stories by Arun Kumar:

Agencies providing public benefits may seek court order for reimbursement by sponsor. Follow @ambazaarmag US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Thursday announced a new initiative to hold sponsors of foreign immigrants legally responsible to financially support them. Called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE), the new initiative provides information about sponsors to agencies that administer federal means-tested public benefits. It will enable these agencies to ensure more effective compliance with federal laws, regulations, and policies related to financial support of aliens by their sponsors and agency reimbursement, the immigration agency said. “The Trump administration has made it clear that…

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