Cyrus Mehta, an immigration expert based in the US, says that the new H-1B US visa policy memorandum, issued on 22 February by the US immigration authority, puts onerous responsibilities on IT firms wanting the US visas, as well as on their clients, with the latter may not wishing to take on those responsibilities. Mehta […]

On Wednesday, Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, announced that the Justice Department is suing California over its immigration laws. Three state laws that comprise the state’s decision to declare it a sanctuary jurisdiction, which refuses to offer cooperation with attempts to enforce federal immigration laws. Although not the only territory to pursue such policies, California is

The Department of Homeland Security announced, on Wednesday, that processing for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program renewals will continue, due to court injunctions. In September, President Donald Trump gave Congress six months to create legislation to repair what he described as a legal overreach by former President, Barack Obama, who created the

On Monday, immigration officials announced that federal agents arrested 23 people on suspicion of being undocumented immigrants when notice of employment audits was served to more than 100 businesses in West Texas and New Mexico. An email sent by Nina Pruneda, the regional spokeswoman for the agency, revealed that agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, is headed for California to announce a major policy decision on sanctuary policies that limit how much cooperation federal immigration officers receive from local and state law enforcement. Sessions is expected to use the California Peace Officers’ Association annual gathering in Sacramento, on Wednesday, to speak to law enforcement officials. Officials

At least 26 farm workers in Kern County were detained for possible deportation from the US during a mass sweep across Northern and Central California, which, federal immigration officials say, was aimed at undocumented immigrants who were also convicted criminals. But, most of the farm workers do not appear to have serious criminal records. Armando

The federal agency responsible for processing US citizenship has closed its officers at locations dedicated to the basic training of the US Army, creating another obstacle for immigrant military recruits offered a fast pathway to US citizenship in exchange for serving in the military. The move is the strongest hint so far that the popular

The initial deadline for Congress to deal with the issue of ‘Dreamers’, the almost two million undocumented immigrants brought to the US as minors, will be reached on Monday, with two months of negotiations yielding no solution. In September 2017, President Donald Trump decided to scrap the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) initiated

A new report from the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) shows that immigration fell eight percent between 2010 and 2016, falling to 10.8 million from 11.7 million and hitting its lowest level for 15 years. The conclusion reached by CMS is shared in a similar study by the Pew Research Center, with a minimum of

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has started to receive H-2B US visa cap-subject petitions for the latter half of the 2018 fiscal year. USCIS received around 2700 H-2B US visa cap-subject petitions in the first five days of the period, with around 47,000 workers requested, which is far greater than the number of available

A Catholic group rallied inside the US Capitol Building on Tuesday, showing their support for the idea of amnesty for ‘Dreamers’ – the undocumented immigrants brought to the US as minors. Bishop John Stowe from Kentucky’s Diocese of Lexington was present, telling the crowd that the group stood with the Dreamers and asked for God’s