The State Department says the Trump administration has revoked more than 300,000 US visas since January 2025. Spokesman Tommy Pigott announced the figure on X on October 20, 2026, saying the administration has “revoked more visas at a faster pace than any administration in history.” The number shows US visa revocations speeding up. In August,…
The US government has imposed a two-year ban on Cloudera’s participation in the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) programme after allegations that the technology company discriminated against qualified American workers during recruitment for employment-based green cards. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Labor (DOL) announced the enforcement settlement on October 16, 2026. Under…
H-1B registrations by Indian IT companies have dropped sharply in the US financial year 2027 lottery, with Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Cognizant recording some of the steepest declines among major technology employers. The figures highlight how changes to US immigration policy, higher employer costs and a new wage-weighted selection system are reshaping the…
Legal immigration to the United States has dropped sharply under President Donald Trump’s second administration. A New York Times analysis published on October 18, 2026 found that the State Department issued just 26,000 immigrant visas in February 2026, compared with a monthly average of 52,000 in the years before Trump took office. The US legal…
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a fresh warning to applicants: anyone who promises to speed up a visa, Green Card, or work permit for a fee is probably running a scam. In a post on X in September 2026, the agency wrote “IT’S A SCAM” and said some businesses and websites pretend…
Non-citizens living in the United States must generally report a change of residential address to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within 10 days of moving, an important immigration requirement that can affect people with pending applications as well as many others residing in the country. The USCIS address change within 10 days requirement applies…
The Trump administration has opened a J-1 visa fraud investigation into nine of the country’s leading research universities, accusing them of using foreign researchers to undercut the wages of American graduate students and scholars. Vice President JD Vance and Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito announced the probe on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at a…
A report claiming that around 200,000 voters of Indian origin have been removed from voter lists in 26 Republican-governed states has drawn attention ahead of the November 3, 2026 midterm elections. The Indian American voter roll claim has not been independently verified, and the reporting reviewed so far does not establish that Indian Americans were…
The PERM suspension for Indian IT companies has created fresh uncertainty for technology professionals working in the United States or hoping to move there through major IT services firms. On October 8, 2026, the Trump administration announced that eight technology and outsourcing companies would be suspended from the US Permanent Labour Certification Programme, a key…
The Supreme Court new term 2026 has opened with a series of major cases that could reshape U.S. law on immigration, gun rights, religious freedom and voting. The nine justices began the new term on October 5, 2026, with several disputes already scheduled for arguments and additional challenges to President Donald Trump’s policies potentially reaching…
