According to several media outlets, the Kushner family told 100 wealthy Chinese investors on Saturday that they could secure US visas by investing half a million dollars.  The Washington Post reported that Nicole Kushner Meyer, the sister of Jared Kushner – an advisor to the White House – told the Chinese investors that they could […]

The US Department of State has proposed tougher questioning of applicants believed to deserve extra scrutiny who are looking to get hold of US visas. This was revealed in a document published on Thursday, in what is being seen as a step toward President Donald Trump’s ‘extreme vetting’. Part of the extra criteria would include

The Texas Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday, which enables police officers to inquire about the immigration status of individuals. It threatens police chiefs and sheriffs with imprisonment for refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Republican Governor, Greg Abbott, has promised to sign the bill, which could soon pass into law. The Senate, which

Only a few weeks remain before the Trump administration must decide whether to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) currently preventing around 50,000 Haitian immigrants from deportation back to a nation that has yet to recover from several natural disasters. The program, which is up for renewal later in May, is scheduled to expire on

Universities are taking steps to try to reassure overseas students that foreigners are welcome on their campuses. Applications to US colleges from abroad have declined of late. Many are now trying to combat the concerns and fears about harassment, and that the US is becoming less welcoming to those from overseas in the wake of

An Australian man was arrested by immigration officials last week after overstaying his US visa by an hour and a half. According to the Canberra Times, 26-year-old Baxter Reid was arrested on 24 April after he and his girlfriend were denied access to Canada by Border Patrol agents. The Australian had a visitor US visa

Deportations of undocumented immigrants have slowed down in the three months since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, despite his promise to increase the number of these. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency data, 54,564 immigrants have been deported from the US since Trump became President on 20 January. This is a fall of 12 percent

The former immigration chief at Infosys Ltd in the US says that the executive order signed last month by President Donald Trump, as well as some proposed legislation aimed at making it harder for tech outsourcing firms to bring overseas employees into the country on H-1B US visas, will have a detrimental effect on the

A new afterschool program is helping immigrant students at schools in Mount Olive to prepare for living in their new country and to achieve academic success in the school district. The Bridge Builders program focuses on study tips, English language skills, cultural awareness, and homework support. It is funded via a federal grant and aims