Indian Americans welcomed a June 8 ruling by a federal court in Massachusetts that invalidated President Donald Trump’s proclamation requiring employers to pay a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa …
Immigration
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US Senate Approves Funding for ICE and Border Patrol for Rest of Trump’s Tenure
by UNIby UNI 3 minutes readThe US Senate has approved a long-delayed funding package for the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agencies following an arduous overnight legislative battle which was dominated by disputes over …
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Krishnamoorthi, Subramanyam Lead Lawmakers in Seeking Answers on Reported USCIS Adjudication Holds
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readIndian American lawmakers Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) led 21 House colleagues in sending a letter on June 3 to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) …
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Exclusive: Kanwal Rekhi on Entrepreneurship, TiE’s Global Impact, Immigration, and India’s Rise
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 10 minutes readKanwal Rekhi is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of Indian American entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. From humble beginnings in Kanpur, India, he went on to become the first …
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USCIS Signals Preference for Consular Processing in Green Card Cases
by Ryan Morgan Knight 3 minutes readOn May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum reminding officers that receiving a green card in the United States is a matter of discretion …
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SAFA Documents Delaney Hall Protest, Calls for Due Process and Accountability
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readAs a labor and hunger strike involving approximately 300 detainees at Delaney Hall, the GEO Group-operated ICE detention center in Newark, entered its seventh day, South Asians for America (SAFA) …
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Raja Krishnamoorthi Raises Concerns Over J-1 Visa Delays for Indian Doctors
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readCongressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has raised concerns over reports that physicians from India who matched into U.S. residency and fellowship programs are facing “unexpected” J-1 visa denials and administrative hurdles under …
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The political storm unleashed by Missouri Republican Senator Eric Schmitt over Hyderabad’s Chilkur Balaji Temple — popularly known as the “Visa Temple” — is rapidly evolving into something far larger …
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HfHR Action Endorses Vichal Kumar for NY-07 Race
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readHindus for Human Rights Action (HfHR Action) has announced its endorsement of Vichal Kumar, who is running to represent New York’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of …
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A social media post by Donald Trump has ignited a widening political controversy, with criticism now spilling into the early contours of the U.S. election cycle and raising fresh questions …