United States President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American lawyer Sue Ghosh Stricklett to head the Asian operations of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Microblogging platform Twitter confirmed that it had removed a campaign video United States President Trump had retweeted over a copyright complaint.
The lawsuit seeks to declare the presidential proclamation as unlawful and urges the court to compel the Department of State to issue decisions on pending requests for H-1B and H-4 visas.
On July 6, the ICE declared that non-immigrant F-1 and M-1 students who are attending schools which have shifted their entire operations online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will not be allowed to remain in the United States.
The United States White House stated that US President Donald Trump is tremendously grateful to all the doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals, including Indian-Americans, who have selflessly risen to the occasion to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump aims to reform the US immigration system to prioritise the highest-skilled workers and protect American jobs, according to the White House.
The honour for Sravya Annappareddy, a Telugu girl born in the US, drew praise from Indian Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu as well.
Trump admitted that “this is a gradual process” and said that the new guidelines were aimed at easing restrictions in areas which have demonstrated a low transmission of the virus.
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he regretted the US President’s decision and that the organisation would work with their partners to fill any financial gaps.
As US President Donald Trump looks for ways to reopen the American economy, he has set up a panel of advisers dubbed the Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups.
