US Immigration News

It is already very difficult obtaining an H1B visa for most employers.  Unless there is an exemption, available only in limited circumstances, the only option is the H1B visa quota which is usually heavily oversubscribed, with a lottery for the available visas.   Under Trump the refusal rate has increased significantly.   On top o

It does seem to be somewhat unfair that people enter the lottery, are lucky enough to be picked, and then are told that they cannot apply for a US Green Card visa because of the Trump work visa ban.  Perhaps false advertising!  Fortunately, Judge Mehta's rec

Is there actually any good reason for increased biometrics for US citizenship applications?  Increasingly cameras are linked to biometric recognition systems.   “Big Brother” is watching you. 

The Indian Foreign Minister thinks that there should be greater access to US visas for Indian nationals.  Currently under Trump it is going in the other direction with greater restrictions on Indians and others gaining work visas.  There is a widely publicised work visa ban with many people unable to obtain US work visas.   One th

Some Asian American advocates have been critical of the appointment of Tony Pham to head ICE who fled Saigan, Vietnam in 1975.  Apparently there has been a significant increase in deportations of Southeast Asians during the Trump administration.  Early in August 2020

Sadly, you cannot trust Governmental organisations not to misuse data.  It is bound to be the case that some people who provide their phone number to the US authorities will find that the number is used for some other purpose than simply to help with controlling coronavirus.  Lets not also forget the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal