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US says most visa cancellations involved people no longer eligible to stay as Trump admin revokes over 300,000 visas

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Trump administration has revoked more than 300,000 US visas. (Unsplash)

The Trump administration has revoked more than 300,000 US visas, with the State Department saying most cancellations involved individuals who were no longer eligible to hold a visa because of criminal activity, public safety concerns, immigration violations or fraud. Trump administration has revoked more than 300,000 US visas. (Unsplash) In a post on X, the … Read more

Anthropic warns Trump administration could target company employees' visas amid AI policy dispute

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Anthropic warns Trump administration could target employees over AI policy stance. (AP Photo)

Anthropic has warned that its employees could face targeted immigration or visa action from the Donald Trump administration, citing the potential consequences of its public positions on artificial intelligence (AI) safety and regulation in a registration statement filed with US regulators. Anthropic warns Trump administration could target employees over AI policy stance. (AP Photo) In … Read more

Trump revokes over 300,000 visas: Here's what Indian nationals travelling to the US must know

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The Trump administration has canceled more than 300,000 US visas as part of broader immigration enforcement measures. (Representational Image)

The State Department has confirmed that the Trump administration has invalidated over 300,000 United States visas following President Donald Trump’s return to office, thereby intensifying the government’s comprehensive immigration enforcement measures. The Trump administration has canceled more than 300,000 US visas as part of broader immigration enforcement measures. (Representational Image) According to Tommy Pigott, a … Read more

12 US states saw nearly 80% of total H-1B visas approved in FY 2026; only 3 of them are Red

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This illustration picture shows a US visa in a passport in Mexico City on August 25, 2026. The US government plans to revoke the visas of foreigners who came to the country for tourism or business but sought to stay longer by applying for asylum, the State Department said on August 25, 2026. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP) (AFP)

On Thursday, September 8, the US announced sanctions on multiple companies operating in the country over alleged H-1B visa fraud. It includes suspensions of Green Card permits, the Permanent Labor Certification Program and a probe into H-1B workers and J-1 students. This illustration picture shows a US visa in a passport in Mexico City on … Read more

Are H-1Bs in trouble? Immigration experts on why Cognizant, Infosys, Microsoft are not getting timely approvals on job visas

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Are H-1Bs in trouble? Immigration experts on why Cognizant, Infosys, Microsoft are not getting timely approvals on job visas

Several major tech companies are not getting their H-1B approvals from the Trump administration. Immigration attorney Emily Neumann said she has been seeing multiple cases of H-1B petitions from three tech giants not getting approved on time. Neumann said Cognizant, Infosys, and Microsoft at the moment are experiencing H-1B issues but she was certain that … Read more

‘H-1B visas should not exist to replace American workers with low-wage foreigners’: JD Vance

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'H-1B visas should not exist to replace American workers with low-wage foreigners': JD Vance

US Vice President JD Vance has defended the Trump administration’s efforts to reform the H-1B visa programme, saying the system should “not exist to replace American workers with low-wage foreigners.”Speaking on the business and technology show All-In Podcast, Vance said the administration pursued changes through executive and administrative measures because of the lack of political … Read more

H-1B petitions denied, visas revoked: USCIS says a ‘major IT consulting’ company in Vermont was doing this fraud

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H-1B petitions denied, visas revoked: USCIS says a 'major IT consulting' company in Vermont was doing this fraud

USCIS says a major IT consulting firm was paying H-1B workers lower salaries. As the Donald Trump administration intensified its crackdown on H-1B visa fraud, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services cited a specific case of a major IT consulting company in Vermont that was giving lower salaries to H-1Bs. The agency said that it … Read more

H-1B visas revoked at major IT firm: US finds skilled tech jobs placed at lower wage levels, intensifies visa scrutiny

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H-1B wage violations in focus as IT consulting firm loses multiple visa petitions. (Representational File Photo)

US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has denied and revoked multiple H-1B petitions after identifying cases in which a major IT consulting company classified skilled technology positions at wage levels below what the jobs’ duties and requirements supported, raising fresh concerns over wage compliance and the use of the visa program by consulting firms. … Read more

Up to 200,000 foreigners could lose US visas as Trump administration plans mass revocation

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US set for largest mass visa revocation in history. (Representational File Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and would likely face … Read more

‘This right here is everything that’s wrong with H-1Bs’: Trump official knocks on the door of Pakistani event manager Mohammad Abbas accused of selling visas

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'This right here is everything that's wrong with H-1Bs': Trump official knocks on the door of Pakistani event manager Mohammad Abbas accused of selling visas

Sara Gonzales brought the DOL inspector general to a Texas office accused of selling H-1B visas and Green Card and showed him purported messages. Texas journalist Sara Gonzales brought Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito to the registered office of Mohammad Abbas in Texas, accusing him of selling H-1B visas and Green Cards. In … Read more