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Trump Tests a New Path After H-1B Court Defeat

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…

By R. Suryamurthy · August 25, 2026

Diaspora

H-1B Sponsorship Cost Set to Soar

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…

By R. Suryamurthy · August 25, 2026

Diaspora

Will October Unlock the Green Card Queue?

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…

By R. Suryamurthy · August 24, 2026

AI

US Immigration Paperwork Gets an AI and Paralegal Overhaul

EAZYPETITION 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…

By R. Suryamurthy · August 21, 2026

Diaspora

Naturalization Path Grows Steeper as Denials and Delays Surge

Becoming a U.S. citizen is becoming significantly more difficult, with naturalization denial rates more than doubling in two years, proposed application fees set to rise by as much as 80%,…

By SAH Special Correspondent · August 13, 2026

Diaspora

USCIS Restores Summary Denials

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has restored immigration officers' authority to deny incomplete benefit applications without first giving applicants an opportunity to submit missing documents, marking a significant…

By SAH Special Correspondent · August 6, 2026

Diaspora

US Visa Data Show India Far Ahead Despite Immigration Curbs

Even as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration moves to tighten immigration through stricter visa screening, expanded travel restrictions and tougher scrutiny of foreign students and skilled workers, South Asians continued…

By R. Suryamurthy · August 4, 2026

Diaspora

Immigration Slowdown Begins Reshaping U.S. Economy

The United States is witnessing an unexpected contraction in its labor force as tighter immigration policies under President Donald Trump's second administration reduce the number of foreign-born workers without producing…

By R. Suryamurthy · July 8, 2026

Diaspora

Costlier Green Card Sponsorships

A proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor to substantially increase prevailing wage requirements for employment-based immigration could make it significantly more expensive for U.S. employers to sponsor foreign workers…

By R. Suryamurthy · July 7, 2026

Diaspora

The Promise She Kept

For years, I assumed she had gone to school. There was nothing about her that suggested otherwise. She was thoughtful, articulate, and curious. English was her native language, and our…

By Richard T. Herman · July 4, 2026

Diaspora

US Visa Wall Gets Higher

Indian professionals hoping for permanent residency in the United States have suffered another setback after the U.S. State Department's July 2026 Visa Bulletin declared the Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) category…

By R. Suryamurthy · July 3, 2026

Diaspora

Indian Americans Welcome Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling

Indian American lawmakers and organizations have welcomed the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision on June 30 reaffirming the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, striking down President Donald Trump's executive order seeking…

By T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman · June 30, 2026