Immigration system needs to be 'modernised' and Congress should act on it rather than use it as 'political tool': White HouseWhite House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at her daily news conference on Monday, said the opposition Republican party is not interest...
02 May, 2023, 06.50 PM IST
Facing deportation, Indian youngsters across America reach out to White House and lawmakersThere are 200,000 such young Americans, who have spent their entire childhood and teenage in the US, who are facing the prospects of immine...
25 Jun, 2021, 11.15 AM IST
Joe Biden to meet DACA recipients in immigration overhaul pushBiden has made a broader call for immigration reform that centers on establishing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immi...
14 May, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Apple, Google, other US business groups applaud Biden's immigration reformsCalled the US Citizenship Act of 2021, the legislation modernises the immigration system, and also proposes to eliminate the per country ca...
22 Jan, 2021, 12.26 PM IST
US President Joe Biden sends comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress on day one in White HouseCalled the US Citizenship Act of 2021, the legislation modernises the immigration system, and also proposes to eliminate the per country ca...
22 Jan, 2021, 10.24 AM IST
US court orders full reinstatement of DACA to protect undocumented immigrants, including IndiansOn Friday, US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in the Eastern District of New York directed the Department of Homeland Security to extend t...
05 Dec, 2020, 01.09 PM IST
US appeals court rules against Trump on DACA immigration programmeThe three-judge panel unanimously upheld a federal judge's January injunction maintaining the program, rejecting the administration's claim...
09 Nov, 2018, 11.17 PM IST
Donald Trump seeks $18 billion for building wall across Mexico border"Spending $18 billion on a useless border wall is a non-starter for House Democrats," House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley said.
06 Jan, 2018, 03.17 PM IST
Rising entrepreneurs to get mentored in first phase of ET Power of IdeasSet up in 2009, the Power of Ideas platform has since received over 60,000 ideas, of which 215 have turned into startups, with total fundin...
24 Oct, 2017, 08.44 AM IST
Donald Trump proposes hardline immigration plan that may benefit Indian professionalsThe move to establish a merit-based immigration system could benefit highly-skilled Indian immigrants especially those from the IT sector.
09 Oct, 2017, 02.54 PM IST
Why over 17,000 Indians in the US may face deportationTrump’s administration has made it clear that anyone in the country without legal status is susceptible to immigration arrest and processin...
17 Sep, 2017, 09.57 AM IST
Tech giants speak out against Donald Trump's move to scrap DACAAttorney General Jeff Sessions announced Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, programme, calling it...
07 Sep, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Donald Trump ends ‘dreamer’ immigration programme, calls on Congress to actAttorneys general in 10 states threatened a legal challenge if the programme continued beyond September 5, creating a political deadline fo...
05 Sep, 2017, 11.12 PM IST
US CEOs urge Trump to keep DACA ‘Dreamers’ programmeWarren Buffett, as well as General Motors’ Mary Barra, were among the executives who signed the letter, with many issuing separate statemen...
02 Sep, 2017, 01.18 AM IST
Barack Obama reappoints Indian-American Sachin Dev Pavithran to key administration postPavithran has been reappointed as a Member of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, the White House said.
06 May, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
IT companies and startups bid adieu to drab designationsIT companies and startups started the trend of offbeat designations to accommodate richer talent.
13 May, 2015, 05.07 PM IST
India-born Pratishtha Khanna among White House 'Champions of Change'Pratishtha of Laurel, Maryland who migrated to the US at the age of 10, is currently a senior at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Coun...
17 Jun, 2014, 11.22 AM IST