Ritu Jha- In a big blow to people working in the United States on H-1B visas and hoping to get permanent residency in US to realize their American dream, the Trump administration has started enforcing a regulation that could deny green cards or legal permanent residency to legal immigrants from Feb. 24 onward if those […]
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Official tending to details of returning Indian girl’s remains home as advocates call for action to stop migrant deaths
Ritu Jha- Indian authorities are working on the details of sending the body of a 7-year-old girl who died in the Arizona desert last week back to India, however, they did not confirm when her remains would return home. The decision about whether to cremate the body of Gurupreet Kaur or take the remains […]
DACA recipients get reprieve, can renew applications
Ritu Jha – The fact that current recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals can still renew applications as long they have not yet expired was greeted with approval by Lakshmi Sridaran, director of national policy and advocacy for South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT). The 700,000 DACA recipients got this break as a […]
Civil rights groups object to curbs on green card
If implemented, new rules could cut off those who have used public benefits Ritu Jha South Asian civil rights organizations and advocacy groups have condemned the Trump administration proposal to sharply restrict new green cards or visas for those using public benefits, They called on Congress to block the implementation of such a […]