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Trump to sign immigration bill to protect 'Dreamers'
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that he is planning to sign an executive order on immigration within the next month that will introduce new measures to protect "Dreamers" -- people who were brought to the United States as children by
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Have taken up matter with concerned officials: Indian Embassy on US author
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 9 (ANI): Indian Embassy here on Wednesday (local time) said it has taken up matter of US immigration authorities announcing modifications to requirements for student visas in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic with concerned US officials.
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International students should leave US or face immigration consequences if
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 8 (ANI): Students currently in the United States enrolled in online programmes must depart the country or take other measures, such as in-person instruction to remain lawfully in the US.
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Release migrant children from detention amid pandemic, says US court
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 27 (ANI): The US court has ordered the release of migrant children held in the country's three family detention centers -- Berks in Pennsylvania, South Texas (Dilley) and Karnes County Family Residential Centers in Texas -- by July 17 due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Large numbers of US immigration workers to be laid off
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): More than 13,000 people employed in the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) workforce are expected to face extended furlough starting August 3 that would cut off their salaries and will severely curtail the agency's work, Washington Post reported ci
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Delhi HC directs MEA, Bureau of Immigration to consider US citizen's plea
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs and the Bureau of Immigration consider a petition filed by an American citizen claiming that she has been wrongly deported.
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US Chamber of Commerce says Trump's 'sweeping attempt' to restrict immigra
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): Opposing the Trump administration's "sweeping attempt" to restrict legal immigration, the Chamber of Commerce on Monday (local time) said suspending work visas to secure high-skilled jobs for Americans in a bid to revive the coronavirus-battered economy
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Trump to extend pause on immigration visas in interest of American workers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump will prolong a ban on US employment permits to year-end and broaden it to include H1-B visas used widely in the tech industry to ensure American workers take first priority as the nation starts recovering from the economic effec
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WWICS continues to help immigrants willing to settle in Canada amid COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], June 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): At a time when uncertainty, panic and misinformation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and immigration; World's largest immigration group - WWICS continues to offer potential immigrants reliable immigration services and round the clock assi
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Nepal resumes its visa services after lockdown relaxation
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 15 (ANI): After the Nepal government eased its nationwide lockdown, which was imposed in view of rising number of coronavirus cases, the immigration department on Monday has announced that visa services have now been resumed.
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5 Rohingyas, including 3 women, arrested for illegal immigration in Telang
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Sangareddy (Telangana) [India], June 9 (ANI): Five Rohingya Muslims, including three women have been arrested for illegal immigration in Zaheerabad area of Sangareddy district, police said.
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Zimbabwe, Pakistan locked in major diplomatic row over 'captured' institut
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], May 28 (ANI): A major diplomatic row has erupted between Islamabad and Harare over Mian Sohail Qaiser, a Zimbabwean of Pakistani extraction, who is having strong connections in powerful ministries, police and immigration in the country.
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