A major flash flood that tore through Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 26 has exposed a rapidly evolving Himalayan risk: disasters originating high above the river valleys can now cascade …
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy is a Contributing Editor at South Asian Herald. He has worked for The Telegraph, The Tribune, and Press Trust of India.
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USCIS Form Changes Raise New Risks for Green Card Applicants
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readFor immigrants waiting years for a U.S. green card, the latest obstacle may not be a visa backlog or an employer change. It may be using the wrong government form. …
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U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam has accused the Trump administration of politically weaponizing the Justice Department after the FBI and DOJ told him that his phone conversations with Virginia Senate President …
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US Birthright Citizenship Shift Puts South Asian Diplomatic Families on Alert
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readA child born in America may no longer automatically become an American citizen if a parent is a foreign government employee under a sweeping new U.S. immigration rule that could …
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When India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, it will preside over a grouping that is simultaneously larger, more ambitious and, paradoxically, more difficult to …
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The Trump administration’s proposed $103, 265 fee on new H-1B petitions is not simply another increase in immigration costs. It is, more fundamentally, an attempt to recover through regulation what …
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The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a sweeping new fee of $103,265 for every H-1B cap-subject petition, including petitions filed under the advanced-degree exemption, a move that could dramatically …
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As the U.S. immigration system approaches a new fiscal year on October 1, the September 2026 Visa Bulletin may prove to be less important for where it leaves South Asian …
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US Immigration Paperwork Gets an AI and Paralegal Overhaul
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readEAZYPETITION LLC, a Texas-based legal technology company, has launched its AI-powered immigration petition preparation platform, eazyPetition, following a beta phase in the United States, while also introducing an on-demand Paralegal-as-a-Service …
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New USCIS Green Card Rules Put South Asian Applicants on Alert as I-485 Form Changes
by R. Suryamurthy 11 minutes readA seemingly technical change to the US green card application process could carry significant consequences for thousands of Indian and other South Asian immigrants preparing to take the final step …