The Trump administration has proposed ending deference to previous immigration approvals for certain visa extensions and finalised a rule ending automatic work permit extensions. The changes could affect Indian H-1B workers’ spouses, particularly those awaiting renewed employment authorisation documents
India has objected to US Vice-President JD Vance’s description of foreign workers as “foreign indentured servants”. The row follows the Trump administration’s suspension of several technology companies from the PERM green-card programme, amid allegations of misuse by the companies involved.