The September US Visa Bulletin brought major advances for Indian family-sponsored green card applicants, particularly in F-1, F2B and F3 categories. However, EB-1 applicants faced little movement, with the State Department warning that high Indian demand could make the category unavailable
The US State Department has warned that employment-based first-preference (EB-1) green cards for Indians may become unavailable within weeks due to heavy demand, adding to the severe backlog already affecting other categories like EB-2 and EB-3.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has strongly defended the H-1B visa programme, highlighting how the US economy benefits from Indian immigrants and stressing the need for high-skill talent. Speaking on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast, Musk acknowledged misuse of the system by outsourcing firms but urged reforms instead of shutting it down.
This is the second such batch of Indians to be deported by the Donald Trump administration as part of its promised crackdown on illegal immigrants; a third plane carrying 157 deportees also expected to land on February 16
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says India in touch with US authorities on a continuing basis, and we have registered our concern with them on this matter
By altering a long-standing pillar of US immigration law, Trump’s move has the potential to reshape global perceptions of citizenship, migration and opportunity
While 30 of the deportees are from Punjab, 33 each are from Haryana and Gujarat, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from Chandigarh, the sources said
