New immigration bill proposes $20,000 option for applicants to skip the 10-year green card queueA bipartisan bill, the Dignity Act of 2025, aims to tackle the US green card backlog by 2035. Spearheaded by Reps. Salazar and Escobar, it ...
06 Aug, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
The Dignity Act of 2025: Faster green cards, dual-intent student visas proposed in bipartisan US billThe Dignity Act of 2025, a bipartisan immigration bill, has been introduced in the US House of Representatives. It seeks to overhaul legal ...
06 Aug, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
Green Card Gridlock: A visa fix for children of H-1B workers at risk of deportationAmerica's reputation as a land of freedom attracts millions of immigrants, including those who come on H1B visas for skilled professionals....
28 Aug, 2024, 01.13 PM IST
Biden admin urged to take urgent action to protect over 250K Documented Dreamers, many of whom are IndiansA bipartisan group of lawmakers urges Biden administration to protect over 250,000 Documented Dreamers, including many Indians, facing self...
14 Jun, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
10.7 lakh Indians are stuck in a 134-year Green Card backlog; 1.34 lakh kids will age outFor new applicants from India, the backlog for the EB‑2 and EB‑3 categories (which are combined because applicants can move between them) i...
01 Sep, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
Lawmakers introduce legislation in US Congress to protect documented dreamers from 'aged-out' deportationIntroduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate, America's CHILDREN Act would allow individuals to obtain permanent residency if ...
22 May, 2023, 08.07 AM IST
A strong India is a strong US: US Congresswoman Haley Stevens“Our plight as democratic nations of large geographies facing complex global challenges from climate change, to certainly a pandemic; chall...
21 Sep, 2022, 11.02 AM IST
Indian American Congressman supports bipartisan Bill to end aging out of Indian immigrantsA group of 40 youth members of Improve The Dream from all across the country came to the United States Capitol to advocate. Improve The Dre...
23 May, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
Democratic US lawmakers seek pathway to citizenship for documented 'dreamers'Led by California Senator Alex Padilla and Congresswoman Deborah Ross, the lawmakers urged their colleagues in the United States Senate and...
19 May, 2022, 10.04 AM IST
Watershed moment in New York City: New law allows noncitizens to voteOpponents have vowed to challenge the new law. Unless a judge halts its implementation, New York City is now the most populous city in the ...
10 Jan, 2022, 08.02 AM IST
Watershed moment in New York City: New law allows noncitizens to voteMore than a dozen communities across the U.S. already allow noncitizens to cast ballots in local elections, including 11 towns in Maryland ...
09 Jan, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
New US bill seeks to protect children of long-term immigrantsThe H-4 and L-2 visas, which are the visas issued to dependents of H-1B and L-1 workers, are limited to dependent spouses and dependent chi...
16 Sep, 2021, 12.52 PM IST
US lawmakers urge permanent residency roadmap for children of legal immigrantsIf the proposal is accepted, it will help thousands of Indian families who find themselves in limbo when their children age out.
11 Aug, 2021, 03.29 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
Legal immigrants’ children get a shot at citizenship via American Dream and Promise ActDavid J Bier, immigration policy analyst at Cato Institute, a Washington-based think-tank, has tweeted, “The Dream and Promise Act has been...
05 Mar, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
US judge orders Trump administration to restore 'Dreamer' immigration programThe administration must allow newly eligible immigrants to apply to the so-called DACA program, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the US District ...
05 Dec, 2020, 09.40 AM 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