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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Indian-origin politicians push for domestic H-1B visa renewal, major MAGA row triggered
Several Indian-origin Congressmen pushed for domestic renewal of H-1B visa. Several Indian-origin politicians, including Ro Khanna (D-California), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), have pushed for doemstic H-1B visa renewal arguing that this should be integrated with the immigration department, after its successful pilot project in 2024. Their letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already become a bone of contention as several MAGA supporters including Laura Loomer, Steve Bannon, think H-1B, the program that allows US companies to hire skilled immigrants, should be stopped in favor of America First. "The current system (of visa renewal), which requires most non-immigrant visa holders to leave the country for renewals, disrupts lives, strains consular resources abroad, causes undue financial burdens on workers, and creates uncertainty for UD companies relying on these talented individuals," the letter said. "By reinstating and expanding domestic visa renewals, this backlog can be alleviated, increasing efficiency and providing greater certainty for US employers, workers, and students," the letter said. — fluminabbylonis (@fluminabbylonis) Apart from the three Indian-origin Congressmen, Rich McCormick, Hank Johnson Jr, Don Bacon, Sanford D Bishop Jr signed the letter. "Every name on that letter is that of a traitor to this country, and we won't forget it. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Gạch lát sàn cao su không cần keo – xu hướng mới nhất tại Việt Nam! Gạch | Quảng cáo tìm kiếm Tìm Ngay Undo My American suburb is now almost entirely Indian. My home has been turned into a foreign land. We are being conquered, and these sellouts are enabling it. End H1B. End birthright citizenship," one wrote slamming the demand. "Hey #MAGA they're voting to import MORE foreign workers to take more American jobs. Is that what you voted for? These liars are all #AmericaLast," another wrote. "Disgusting traitors need to be primaried," a third user wrote. What is the domestic visa renewal program? The Domestic Visa Renewal Program is a Department of State initiative that allows certain nonimmigrant visa holders, such as those with H-1B visas, to renew their visas within the United States without needing to travel abroad to a US consulate or embassy for processing. This program marks a significant shift from the traditional process, which often requires visa holders to leave the US, attend an interview at a U.S. consulate abroad, and potentially face delays due to visa backlogs or travel restrictions. The program aims to reduce the burden on visa holders who need to renew their visas by allowing them to do so domestically, thereby avoiding international travel, potential delays at overseas consulates, and disruptions to their work or personal lives in the US. A pilot program on this ran from January 29, 2024 to APRIL 1, 2024 and catered to 20,000 H-1B visa applications.
USA Today
21-04-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Four House Democrats travel to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release
Four House Democrats travel to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release Reps. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., and Maxine Dexter, D-Ore., landed in El Salvador on Monday morning. Show Caption Hide Caption Sen. Van Hollen back El Salvador after meeting with Abrego Garcia Sen. Chris Van Hollen returned from El Salvador after meeting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration. 'As Members of Congress it is our responsibility to hold the President and Administration accountable for defying the constitution of the United States,' Rep. Max Frost said. WASHINGTON − Four House Democrats traveled to El Salvador to demand the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to the Central American country in what the White House initially acknowledged was an 'administrative error.' Reps. Robert Garcia, D-California, Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, and Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, landed in El Salvador early April 21, according to a news release. The lawmakers will meet with officials at the U.S. Embassy there to advocate for Abrego Garcia's release and to inquire about other men in El Salvador who were transferred from the United States, according to a source familiar with the plans. 'As Members of Congress it is our responsibility to hold the President and Administration accountable for defying the constitution of the United States,' Frost said in a statement. 'Donald Trump and ICE are not above the law. Today it's Kilmar, but tomorrow it could be anyone else. We cannot and will not let Donald Trump get away with this.' Their trip comes on the heels of Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen's journey to El Salvador last week, where he met with Abrego Garcia, who had been transferred from the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, to a prison with better conditions. Van Hollen also met with Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa to push for Abrego Garcia's return. Garcia and Frost had sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Kentucky, on April 15 requesting an official congressional delegation to 'conduct a welfare check' on Abrego Garcia and detainees held at CECOT. Comer denied their request and said in a follow-up letter that he would 'not approve a single dime of taxpayer funds for use on the excursion' they requested. 'Chair Comer denied our request for an official trip to El Salvador to advocate for due process and the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Pretty shameful,' Frost wrote on X. 'Good thing I don't need Comer's permission to get on a plane.' The trip is not being financed by taxpayer dollars, according to a news release. The four members will "also advocate for other detainees who are being held without due process," the release says. The Trump administration says Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang; a federal judge discounted that claim last month. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has called Abrego Garcia a "terrorist." Abrego Garcia has not been charged with a crime in the United States, and a federal immigration judge had barred the government from deporting him. The Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the release of Abrego Garcia. The Justice Department has argued it does not have the authority to return him to the United States because he is in a foreign country. 'While Donald Trump continues to defy the Supreme Court, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held illegally in El Salvador after being wrongfully deported,' Rep. Garcia said in a statement. 'That is why we're here – to remind the American people that kidnapping immigrants and deporting them without due process is not how we do things in America.'
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'A trailblazer of her own path': Nancy Pelosi honors Francie Pepper on House floor
Truly honored that Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi honored my mom just now on the floor of the House: Posted by David Pepper on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi honored the late Francie Pepper in a speech on the House floor Wednesday afternoon, crediting the Cincinnati activist and philanthropist as her own political inspiration. The former Speaker of the House, D-California, spoke highly of Pepper in the roughly minute-and-a-half speech, saying she was "a fearless and focused giant in the fight for democracy, women's rights and a better world." "Francie meant so much to so many, whether it was an unwavering love, energy, compassion as wife, mother, grandmother, friend, neighbor, activist or her vigorous advocacy for women," Pelosi said. Pepper was 84 when she died Friday at her home in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming. She was an advocate in the Queen City and beyond for a range of causes. She took a particular interest in women's rights and domestic violence programs. She led a campaign that raised millions of dollars for the YWCA, which helped renovate its Downtown headquarters and converted a historic mansion into a shelter for battered women. She was named an Enquirer Woman of the Year for 1996. "As a trailblazer of her own path, Francie was truly the epitome of women helping women," Pelosi said. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 12, from 11 a.m. to noon at Spring Grove Funeral Home. Visitation will be before the services, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. More: Obituary: Francie Pepper, an activist, philanthropist and mom who forged her own path This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Nancy Pelosi honors Cincinnati activist Francie Pepper in House speech
