Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that there will be no deal to protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation without funding to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, the media…

New York, Dec 12 (IANS) Blaming a "lax" immigration system for the bomb attack here by a Bangladeshi immigrant, US President Donald Trump has renewed calls to end immigration based on family ties.Calling Monday's bombing at a New…

Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump has urged Congress to act on immigration and called the fate of immigrants who have been covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme a…

New York, Oct 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has sent a new 70-point enforcement plan to Congress proposing the stiffest reforms ever offered by an administration, but kept mum on the H1-B visas.Trump's request for sweeping immigration…

Jammu, Sep 12 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the government of India had adopted a "humane" approach towards migrants and displaced people but it was strongly against illegal immigration.The Minister's…

Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked key provisions of a law that bans sanctuary jurisdictions in the US state, the media reported.A sanctuary city is a broad term applied to jurisdictions with policies…

New York, Aug 3 (IANS) A proposed US immigration reform legislation is narrowly focused on Green Cards and it does not cover temporary non-immigrant visas like the H1-B given to tens of thousands of Indian professionals.The Reforming…

Washington, May 22 (IANS) The US city of Chicago is launching a campaign in response to President Donald Trump's threats to cut off funding for sanctuary cities, the media reported.Sanctuary city is a broad term applied to jurisdictions…

Los Angeles, April 21 (IANS) Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti vowed that local police would not help the federal government detain undocumented immigrations for deportation.In his State of the City address in English and Spanish at City Hall…

Washington, March 7 (IANS) Prominent Indian-American lawmakers have slammed US President Donald Trump's new executive travel ban order, saying it "does not make US safe" and it "undermines American values without improving…

Washington, March 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called for a "merit-based immigration system" similar to those of Canada and Australia in place of the current "outdated" programme.Such a system is likely to give…

Miami, Feb 25 (IANS) Muhammad Ali Jr., son of the late legendary boxer, was reportedly detained for several hours by immigration officials at an airport in Florida, a media report said.According to the report on Friday by the…

New York, Feb 20 (IANS) More than a thousand people of various faiths rallied in New York City in support of Muslim Americans and to protest President Donald Trump's immigration policies.The "I Am A Muslim Too" rally was held at…

Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday expressed their willingness to work together and build "bridges" to improve bilateral trade, at the same time that they made…

Los Angeles, Feb 3 : Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, also Unicef's global Goodwill Ambassador, says as a global citizen, US President Donald Trump's recent immigration ban -- which she described as a "political witch hunt" -- has…

BEL AIR, MD -- An Indian American woman in Harford County in Maryland, Aravinda Pillalamarri, was stopped by the police recently while she was walking in her neighbourhood, and was questioned about her immigration status.Pillalamarri was…

Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Amid protests over his order to temporarily ban people from seven Muslim-majority countries coming into the US, President Donald Trump has sacked two top officials, including acting Attorney General Sally Yates…

New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Joining the battle against the US President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has said that the company does not support the order.According…