US Immigration News

The US will hold a consultation with India in April over the recent H-1B and L-1 visa fee increases mainly affecting Indian owned companies in the US, according to reports in the Indian media. The US has agreed talks following India's complaint to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about the cost hikes slapped on the non-immigrant visas.

A new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report - from the Office of the Inspector General – has revealed that US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued hundreds of US green cards (properly known as lawful permanent residence) to incorrect addresses, sparking national security fears.

"Immigrants are like poisonous snakes that bite the hand of the person who lets them in," according to the leading candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, Donald Trump. His recent slur aimed at immigrants is the latest in a long line of derogatory comments against migrants and illegal immigrants.

Jamaican-born model, Alexia Palmer, is set to sue Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, for $225,000 (£158,000) for violation of H-1B non-immigrant visa wage laws among other things. Palmer has accused Trump Model Management – a model and talent agency founded by the billionaire tycoon in 1999 – of a breach of contract, mail fraud, racketeering and violating H-1B visa salary laws.

During a Fox News debate on March 3, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared to have done a u-turn on his stance concerning entry of overseas workers on US L-1 and H-1B visas. It has been said that "The Donald" Trump changes his mind so often that no one really knows what he would wish to do on immigration if he becomes President.

Trump referred to as "The Glorious Leader" on an American Neo-Nazi site has recently been described as being a hypocrite by the right wing National Review:

The ongoing disagreement between India and the US over the doubling of H-1B and L-1 visa fees intensified recently as New Delhi lodged a complaint on Friday, 4 March with the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging the fee increases. WTO has said that India has disputed the doubling of the fees for H-1B and L-1 work visas and limits on their numbers.