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Maine ICE shooting update: Routine vehicle stop after fatal incident

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ICE has temporarily halted most vehicle stops during immigration enforcement operations across the country after two fatal shootings in Maine and Texas raised questions about the agency’s tactics. The suspension will continue while officers receive additional training. ICE has temporarily halted most vehicle stops during immigration enforcement operations across the United States. (AFP Getty Images/Representative … Read more

U.S. employers told to lay off foreign workers who are about to lose temporary protected status

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U.S. employers told to lay off foreign workers who are about to lose temporary protected status

.The Department of Homeland Security requires U.S. employers to lay off foreign employees who lose their temporary protected status. The Department of Homeland Security is asking U.S. employers to lay off all foreign workers who have now lost their “temporary protected status.” The directive comes as the Supreme Court recently upheld the Donald Trump administration’s … Read more

Will a LinkedIn request affect your U.S. citizenship? USCIS faces backlash, lawyers step in

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Legal disputes in the United States Country of Citizenship A law firm’s claim that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intends to deny naturalization to an applicant because the applicant sent a LinkedIn connection request to officials within the agency has raised concerns. USCIS considers LinkedIn connection requests a threat to good moral character. … Read more

Who is Vinod Dodomani? Indian-American immigration lawyer faces $250,000 fine on fraud charges involving Indian nationals

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Who is Vinod Dodomani? Indian-American immigration lawyer faces $250,000 fine on fraud charges involving Indian nationals

An Indian immigration lawyer based in the United States faces a fine of more than $250,000 (Source: Facebook) A U.S.-based Indian-origin immigration attorney faces a fine of more than $250,000 after federal authorities accused him of filing fraudulent asylum documents on behalf of his clients.Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has filed five notices of intent to … Read more

The Trump administration says the $100,000 fee is not a tax, and H-1B abuse raises national security concerns and brings “foreigners with allegiance to a foreign country.”

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The Trump administration says the $100,000 fee is not a tax, and H-1B abuse raises national security concerns and brings “foreigners with allegiance to a foreign country.”

The Department of Homeland Security is calling for the $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be reinstated because H-1B abuse is a national security issue. The Department of Homeland Security argued in a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit against a federal judge’s order striking down the $100,000 H-1B visa fee … Read more

Who is Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez? Mexican national accused of leading White House UFC Freedom 250 terror plot

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez as the man behind foiled terrorist plot UFC Freedom 250 He said at the White House that he was a Mexican national who overstayed his visa before receiving protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The department said Alvarez was … Read more

Strongly disagree, but…: What does the Department of Homeland Security’s 58-word memo on the $100,000 H-1B visa fee mean?

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Strongly disagree, but...: What does the Department of Homeland Security's 58-word memo on the $100,000 H-1B visa fee mean?

The Department of Homeland Security clarified what will happen to H-1B visa fees after a court rejects them and the government appeals the ruling. Donald Trump’s administration is appealing a ruling by U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin after a court rejected a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. But before going any further, the Department of … Read more

US Senate passes $70 billion in new funding for ICE, Border Patrol: key details here

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The U.S. Senate delivers to the President Donald Trump In the early hours of Friday, the United States passed a bill to provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement, sending it to the House of Representatives for final consideration. President Donald Trump’s agenda faced a series of tests … Read more

Indian man Lubana Singh named to US list of ‘worst’ criminals for drug dealing

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Indian man Lubana Singh named to US list of 'worst' criminals for drug dealing

Indian man Lubana Singh was named to the Department of Homeland Security’s list of America’s worst criminals. The US Department of Homeland Security has placed Indian man Lubana Singh on a list of “worst of the worst” criminals along with 5,000 other criminals, bringing the number of people on the list to more than 35,000. … Read more

Who must leave the U.S. to get a green card and who doesn’t: New USCIS rule, clarification explained

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Who must leave the U.S. to get a green card and who doesn’t: New USCIS rule, clarification explained

Immigration experts are finding the clarification on the new green card rules even more confusing. A week ago, USCIS announced that immigrants must leave the United States and wait for immigration approval in their home countries. green cardAs industries hit the panic button, the government changed its stance. Now, the administration says this is not … Read more