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SAALT hosts congressional briefing on plight of immigrants, “Detentions, Hunger Strikes, Deported to Death.”

Opinion: The Executive Branch has assumed dangerous amounts of power that goes unchecked by Congress.

DHS proposes new electronic registration and increase in number of visas for petitioners with US master’s degree.

The US Ambassador to the United Nations will leave the position by the end of the year.

Tens of thousands may lose jobs if the White House follows through on threat.

In an effort to curb immigration, visa approvals for distant relatives of immigrants dropped by 70 percent in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. 

Nielsen said in an interview that the Congress was considering three options for immigrants to stay back in the US. This includes citizenship or permanent legal status for people who do not have permanent residency or residency for a certain amount of time.

The tax bill that is considered to be the biggest reform of the US tax code in 30 years was approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

The National Security Strategy stressed on increased quadrilateral cooperation with Japan, Australia, and India.

Reportedly, the current contract is for five years and Accenture will be paid $42.6 million in the first year.

Under 287(g), ICE trains local officers to understand and analyze federal records to check the immigration status of arrestees.

The Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi was responding to Special counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal charges against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates on Monday.

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had urged the US authorities to change their perspective for H-1B visa.

In a matter of eight months, the administration has appointed 10 Indian Americans to key portfolios

The report says that the Trump administration is issuing costly and time-consuming challenges

Democratic leaders say the president has agreed to fix Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) by making a law on the amnesty.

Trump administration is up for more unpleasant surprises for immigrant communities. The coming days and weeks would be tough for immigrants.

Nikki Haley said she told Trump that she wants to be part of the decision-making process while accepting her current position.

Bill Gates urged the Congress to allow the affected individuals to permanently stay in the country without fear of deportation.

Indian American Reps. Khanna, Jayapal, Bera, and Krishnamoorthi stress that discontinuing DACA will adversely impact not only the concerned individuals but also the US economy.

Sanctuary cities are being pushed by the administration to enforce federal immigration laws or face repercussions like withdrawal of federal grants.

They also challenge the requirement that these cities should inform immigration officers 48-hours before releasing any immigrant.

The states and cities cannot be forced to follow federal laws on immigration, and their federal grants cannot be withdrawn for not sharing information related to immigrants.

The justice department enumerates recent instances of H-1B visa fraud where individuals and companies trying to bilk the immigration department.

“Cold-hearted move will tear apart families,” Gupta.