US Immigration News

Pro-immigrant supporters and mega donor billionaires, the Koch Brothers, launched a new advert campaign recently, describing America’s illegal immigrants as ‘patriots’ of the country.

Indian politician Randeep Singh Surjewala, a member of the National Congress party, has slammed the Modi government for failing the country’s IT professionals working in the US as it emerged that US L1 visa rejection rates have soared to 70%, with Indians worst affected.

In the midst of a Trump crackdown on US Visas, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has scrapped the term ‘a nation of immigrants’ from its mission statement.

This is another indication of a toughening of attitudes towards immigrants from a President whose mother was an immigrant and all of whose wives have been immigrants. 

Top attorney for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Seattle, Raphael A. Sanchez, was accused in February 2018 of stealing the identity of seven immigrants in an attempt to defraud several credit card companies. According to the charging document, Sanchez stole personal information to defraud financial institutions, including American Express.

A restaurateur in Oregon has been charged with E-2 visa fraud and forced human labor by a federal court, following an investigation. Paul Jumroon, also known as Veraphon Phatanakitjumroom, has been charged with one count each of US visa fraud conspiracy, forced labor and submitting a false income tax return.

Despite arriving in the US as a 7-year-old child, Laurens van Beek faces being kicked out of the US for turning 21 in July, 2018. Laurens’ father, Harold van Beek, arrived in the United States 14 years ago from the Netherlands and eventually settled in Iowa having come to the country as an exchange visitor, before being granted an E2 visa.