Democratic candidate for President Joe Biden named Kamala Harris, the Jamaican-Indian senator from California, as his vice-presidential choice yesterday, capping months-long speculation about his partner to challenge President Donald Trump in November.
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Facebook, Twitter remove post by Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about COVID-19
The post was a video clip of a Trump interview on Fox News, uploaded on Wednesday, in which the US President claims that children are “almost immune” to COVID-19.
Trump’s order preventing H1-B visa holders from being hired by US government to affect Indian immigrants
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from contracting or subcontracting foreign workers – mainly those on H-1B visas.
We take care of our air; India, China, Russia don’t, says US President Trump
Defending his withdrawal from the international Paris Climate Accords, US President Donald Trump has alleged that India, China and Russia do not take care of their air, while America does.
Trump nominates Indian-American Sue Ghosh Stricklett to helm USAID Asia operationa
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).
Twitter removes Trump campaign ad following copyright complaint by Linkin Park
Microblogging platform Twitter confirmed that it had removed a campaign video United States President Trump had retweeted over a copyright complaint.
174 Indians file lawsuit against Trump administration’s new H-1B visa policy
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.
After mounting pressure and multiple lawsuits, Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign student visas
The Trump administration has been under tremendous pressure after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the new rule for student visas on July 6.
Google, Facebook, Microsoft join lawsuit against rule barring international students from staying in the US
Additionally, 17 states and the District of Columbia have also filed a lawsuit against the new temporary visa policy for international students announced by the Trump administration.
30 US Senators, 136 Congressmen urge Trump administration to reverse order on international students
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.
