Insights & Updates on EB-1A Green Card and U.S. Immigration

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hinted on Thursday that the U.S. plans to expand the number of countries restricted by the travel ban to more than 30. She was also asked in an interview with Fox News to confirm whether the Trump administration would extend the travel ban list to around 32 countries.

In a recent Newsroom update on 5th December, Thursday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a centralized establishment to fortify screening, and in their own language, ‘to keep America safe’.

The Trump administration has recently introduced yet another bottleneck into its immigration policy. On Thursday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) revised its policy manual to sharply restrict the length of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for several categories of immigrants.

On Wednesday, the Trump administration imposed a fresh measure of vetting on the H-1B visa, which remains the latest to date. The crux of this vetting is stated in an internal State Department memo, saying that anyone involved in “censorship” of free speech would be considered a potential rejection.

The leading India-based companies are witnessing a breathtaking drop in the number of H-1B visa approvals in FY25. This striking drop has been recorded and noted by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) analysis of the USCIS data.

Elon Musk, the luminary innovator and the world’s wealthiest man, contributed his latest remark to the ongoing H-1B visa row. In the People By WTF podcast hosted by Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, Musk voiced this statement.

A big breaking news has erupted everywhere as Donald Trump vows to permanently pause all migration from Third World Countries. However, though the announcement is sharp and point-blank, much remains unclear so far.

Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has long been one of the most vocal advocates for high-skilled immigrant workers in the United States.

The United States is moving toward one of the biggest overhauls of its international student visa regime in decades. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally proposed ending the long-standing “duration of status” (D/S) policy and scrapping the “Intent to Leave” requirement for visa applicants.

In a surprising turn of events, the H-1B visa debate has sparked a fierce internal conflict within the conservative Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement.

In a striking move that underscores growing concerns within its international education sector, Australia’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has issued a Student Visa Integrity Alert.

In a striking appearance at the US–Saudi Investment Forum, former President Donald Trump made a bold case for bringing in highly skilled foreign workers, even as his “America First” supporters erupted in dissent.