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US expands warning of deportation to green card holders after arresting foreign student-activist married to American – The Times of India

adminMarch 10, 202505 mins

The TOI correspondent from Washington: The Trump administration on Monday expanded its crackdown on foreign pro-Palestinian/anti-Israeli activists in the US to include permanent residents, warning that their green cards will be revoked so they can be deported. Days after a Chinese scholar at UCLA on a student visa was deported for participating in an anti-Israeli…

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Donald Trump links ‘Gold Card’ program to retaining foreign graduates from India – The Times of India

adminFebruary 27, 202506 mins

TOI correspondent from Washington: Offering sketchy details and dodgy numbers, President Donald Trump has said American companies could invest in students from India and other foreign countries who graduate from US colleges to enable them obtain the proposed “gold cards” so that talent is retained in the US.A day after he floated the idea of…

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‘We want productive people’: Donald Trump says US companies can hire Indians under ‘Gold card’ program – The Times of India

adminFebruary 27, 202506 mins

US President Donald Trump has announced a new visa program that will offer a “gold card” with a potential pathway to US citizenship for $5 million, that could significantly benefit Indian graduates and investors. This initiative, which Trump expects to generate significant revenue, is set to replace the existing EB-5 visa program.A new opportunity for…

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In touch with US over deportees being handcuffed, shackled: MEA | India News – The Times of India

adminFebruary 7, 202504 mins

NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Friday said India has always raised the issue that people, including those who have been deported, should be properly behaved with. Misri’s response came on a question regarding the manner in which illegal Indian migrants were deported by the US in handcuffs and shackles.“We are in touch with…

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‘Farthest US deportation flight in military plane’: US officials – The Times of India

adminFebruary 7, 202503 mins

NEW DELHI: US authorities doubled down on the deportation of 104 Indian nationals with the border patrol chief releasing a video that showed Indian nationals, handcuffed and shackled, being hustled into a C-17 military aircraft.Asked why a military aircraft was used to deport Indians, a US embassy spokesperson, without going into details of the flight,…

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Will take back illegals only after verifying: India to US | India News – The Times of India

adminJanuary 24, 202505 mins

NEW DELHI: Amid concerns raised by the US over irregular migration, India reiterated Friday that it would, as in the past, accept illegal migrants sent back from the US only after verifying their Indian origin and that any talk about the number of such undocumented people it was willing to take back was “premature”.The remarks…

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US talks of illegal migrants, Jaishankar says ‘always been open to their return’ | India News – The Times of India

adminJanuary 22, 202502 mins

One of the issues secretary of state Marco Rubio raised with EAM S Jaishankar was irregular migration, underlining the Trump administration’s position on the issue. Jaishankar said India’s position on legal mobility and illegal migration has been consistent with all countries and “US is no exception”.“We have always taken the view that if there are…

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Will Laken Riley Act lead to visa bans, including for India? – The Times of India

adminJanuary 21, 202505 mins

MUMBAI: Among the many Executive Orders (EO) signed by President Trump on Day 1, is one that seeks to promptly remove all aliens (which means foreign nationals) who enter or remain in violation of US Federal Law. In other words, this spells bad news for undocumented immigrants including those from India. This EO together with…

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Elon Musk says H-1B visa program ‘broken’, needs major reform – Times of India

adminDecember 30, 202403 mins

Elon Musk (PTI photo/file) Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is a key part of the upcoming Trump government in the United States, has backed the H-1B visa mechanism while stating that the “program is broken and needs major reform”.H-1B visas are temporary work permits granted to foreign employees in specialized fields requiring advanced knowledge, such…