Trump orders sweeping review of Green Cards after Afghan suspect shoots two National Guard members near White HouseUS Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow has ordered a comprehensive review of green card holders from nations deemed ...
28 Nov, 2025, 03.21 AM IST
DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal worked with US forces and an Einstein-linked organization? Here are all the viral claims flooding the internetRahmanullah Lakanwal is suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, DC. Both service members were critically injured in...
27 Nov, 2025, 02.08 PM IST
Trump seeks to bring first group of white South Africans to US next week amid controversy: 10 pointsThe Trump administration planned to resettle 54 white Afrikaner South Africans in the US as refugees, potentially arriving in Washington D....
10 May, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Refugee aid groups say Trump administration is trying to circumvent court orderRefugee aid groups claim the Trump administration is attempting to bypass a court ruling that blocked the suspension of the U.S. Refugee Ad...
28 Feb, 2025, 06.51 AM IST
US aid freeze spurs big job cuts at UN migration, refugee agenciesThe US decision to freeze foreign aid funding forces UN agencies like IOM and UNHCR to lay off thousands, affecting refugee resettlement. O...
13 Feb, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say US official, advocateNearly 1,660 Afghans, including U.S. military families and unaccompanied minors, have had their resettlement flights to the U.S. canceled d...
21 Jan, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
Trudeau’s immigration legacy: Decoding a decade of Canada's open-door policiesSince Justin Trudeau's election as Prime Minister in 2015, Canadian immigration policies have emphasized increasing immigration levels, enh...
07 Jan, 2025, 06.21 PM IST
Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo waiting for US visasWhile there has been some recent progress, processing U.S. visas for Afghans has moved painfully slowly. So far, only a small portion of Af...
11 Aug, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in USThe State Department has traditionally worked with nonprofit groups that specialise in refugee issues to help people from around the world ...
19 Jan, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
Last Afghan refugees leave New Jersey base after chaotic evacuationWith assistance from refugee resettlement organizations, Afghans evacuated after their country fell to the Taliban have been gradually leav...
20 Feb, 2022, 08.10 AM IST
Afghans wait and worry at US bases after frantic evacuationSaber has been at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in central New Jersey since Aug. 26 as has nearly everyone else at one of the three "vil...
08 Dec, 2021, 10.42 PM IST
Citing Taliban violence, America expands Afghan refugee programThe State Department said the move will mean that "many thousands" of Afghans and their immediate families will now have the opportunity to...
02 Aug, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
Joe Biden wants to quadruple refugee admissions set by Donald TrumpThe Trump administration defended the cuts as protecting American jobs during the pandemic and said it sought to have refugees settle close...
12 Feb, 2021, 09.18 AM IST
Biden set to boost US refugee admissions after Trump cutOfficials and people familiar with the matter say Biden plans to announce this week that he will increase the cap on the number of refugees...
04 Feb, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
Donald Trump to cut 2021 refugee admission to 15,000President Donald Trump is planning to cut refugee admissions by 3,000 to 15,000 in 2021, submitting his proposal to Congress less than an h...
01 Oct, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
US will continue to welcome refugees at home: Barack ObamaObama also announced to convene a Leaders Summit on Refugees in September on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly session of the Un...
20 Jun, 2016, 11.03 PM IST
- Cabinet approves highway projects worth Rs 1,500 crore
The Cabinet committee on infrastructure on Thursday cleared highway projects worth Rs 1,500 crore, the government said.
12 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST