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Hindustan Times
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Indian H-1B holder with DUI history reenters US smoothly, while poor Prince Harry remains murky
You know, right, that as an immigrant, if you have a past DUI or drug use history while on a student or work visa in the US, your visa could be revoked? But that's not what happened with one Indian H-1b holder. The Indian professional with a DUI history has successfully reentered the States on a fresh H-1B visa, without a hitch. Suprisingly, Prince Harry is facing huge legal woes due to his admission of past extensive illegal drug use. The Duke wrote in his 2023 memoir that cocaine 'wasn't much fun, and it didn't make me particularly happy, as it seemed to make everyone around me, but it did make me feel different, and that was the main goal,' then added, 'Marijuana is different. That actually really did help me.' ALSO READ| One honest answer cost him his US visa, claims Indian, Reddit weighs in The Indian national, who had been working in the U.S. on an H-1B visa before being laid off in 2022, was selected again in the most recent H-1B lottery. Despite a DUI charge in '2021, 6 months license suspension and 6 months probati', he had no issue securing a visa and reentering the country through Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. 'He was previously working here on H1B, but left due to layoff in 2022. Now he is back with a new employer. He had a DUI in 2021, 6 months license suspension and 6 months probation. He also had a reckless driving charge along with the DUI, which he had to pay a fine,' a user posted on Reddit. 'He was worried at the port of entry, but he wasn't questioned about the DUI. He was asked some basic details about the job and employer. I believe DHS is not targeting H1Bs, mainly F1s regarding traffic violations.' 'He is from India and he underwent the physical and psychological examination during stamping,' the Redditor further added. ALSO READ| Asian woman's dreams crushed after US denies entry to see boyfriend: 'Feels like my heart's been ripped out' has not independently verified the authenticity of this information. Notably, M9 News reported that an Indian student initially secured an H-1b, but a DWI 'charge resulted in the cancellation of their SEVIS record.'
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vance Calls for ‘Normalize Indian Hate' DOGE Guy to Be Hired Back
JD Vance, whose wife is the daughter of Indian immigrants, advocated Friday for the rehiring of a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) engineer who was accused of posting 'normalize Indian hate' on X. Vance acknowledged he disagreed with 'some' of what 25-year-old Marko Elez had reportedly posted on a burner X account but said he does not think 'stupid social media activity should ruin a kid's life.' 'So I say bring him back,' Vance said on X. 'If he's a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.' A flurry of people rushed to remark that Elez's posts—in which he allegedly wrote someone 'could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity' and 'I was racist before it was cool'—were proof enough he was a 'bad dude.' Others praised Vance for standing up for Elez, however, and Elon Musk appears to be at least considering hiring him back at DOGE. Musk wrote in an X poll: 'Bring back @DOGE staffer who made inappropriate statements via a now deleted pseudonym?' The overwhelming majority of users voted in favor of bringing Elez back. Many in the poll's comments said they agreed with Vance, who also wrote of Elez's situation: 'We shouldn't reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever.' The Wall Street Journal first revealed Elez's old posts on Thursday. The report said Elez had resigned after the White House was asked to comment about his possible ties to the account. That account—username @nullllptr—disparaged Indians in the tech sector amid the MAGA civil war between Musk, who supports the H1-B foreign worker visa program, and Trump lackey Steve Bannon, who wants it abolished. In a post that appeared to be directed at Indian software engineers amid the debate, the account reportedly wrote, '99% of Indian H1Bs will be replaced by slightly smarter LLMs, they're going back don't worry guys.' 'LLMs' stands for Large Language Models , which are artificial intelligence programs that use deep learning to process language. Elez, a Rutgers University graduate, worked for Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, and X before he landed a gig at DOGE, where he was granted access to the Treasury Department's 'top-secret' payment system.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
J.D. Vance and Musk Tag Team to Restore Racist DOGE Bro to Government
The Vice President and Elon Musk, the de-facto head of government under Donald Trump, are tag teaming on social media to promote the reinstatement of Marko Elez, a key Musk deputy who departed his post inside the Treasury Department amid a Wall Street Journal exposé linking him to racist social media posts, including the boast: 'I was racist before it was cool.' Elez, a 25-year-old programmer and alum of Musk's rocket company SpaceX, has been at the center of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's intrusion into sensitive payments systems at Treasury. While DOGE's mission at Treasury is opaque, Democratic senators are concerned Musk and his deputies seek the ability to shut off federal payments, down to the level of an individual Social Security check. (Elez was recently named in a federal court order limiting DOGE's access, establishing that only Elez and a DOGE colleague can access Treasury records, on a 'read only' basis.) As The Wall Street Journal was about to go to press with its scoop, Elez resigned his post in government. On Friday, Musk — whose X handle now reads 'White House Tech Support' — began what appears to be a campaign for Elez' return. Musk began running a poll on his social network (formerly known as Twitter) asking: 'Bring back @DOGE staffer who made inappropriate statements via a now deleted pseudonym?' The poll received the attention of Vice President J.D. Vance, who sought to influence the results by personally lobbying for Elez: 'Here's my view,' Vance wrote. 'I obviously disagree with some of Elez's posts, but I don't think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid's life. We shouldn't reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever. So I say bring him back.' He added of the 25-year-old man, whose offensive posts reportedly date to last year: 'If he's a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.' Vance, it should be noted, is married to a woman of Indian heritage. And one of Elez' odious posts reportedly said: 'Normalize Indian hate,' and, 'You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.' Elez also reportedly posted against the H1-B visa, used by tech companies to employ skilled foreign programmers — a program defended by Musk even in the face of the MAGA anti-immigrant crusade. Elez reportedly wrote in December. '99% of Indian H1Bs will be replaced by slightly smarter LLMs,' adding: 'They're going back don't worry guys.' Musk has also targeted the Wall Street Journal reporter on the Elez report over her past connection to USAID, the agency Musk has successfully sent to the 'wood chipper,' suggesting that her previous involvement in projects relating to the agency years ago makes her reporting on Elez 'Certainly improper, possibly criminal.' Rolling Stone reached out to Elez earlier in the week asking about his role at Treasury and did not hear back. He did not immediately respond to a followup about Vance's call for his reinstatement. More from Rolling Stone Dem Overseeing 'Digital Assets' to Hold Luxury Retreat With Crypto Kingpin Patrick Mahomes Debunks Trump's Weird Lie About His College Career Kanye West on X: 'Elon Stole My Nazi Swag' Best of Rolling Stone The Useful Idiots New Guide to the Most Stoned Moments of the 2020 Presidential Campaign Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vance Calls for ‘Normalize Indian Hate' DOGE Guy to Be Hired Back
JD Vance, whose wife is the daughter of Indian immigrants, advocated Friday for the rehiring of a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) engineer who was accused of posting 'normalize Indian hate' on X. Vance acknowledged he disagreed with 'some' of what 25-year-old Marko Elez had reportedly posted on a burner X account but said he does not think 'stupid social media activity should ruin a kid's life.' 'So I say bring him back,' Vance said on X. 'If he's a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.' A flurry of people rushed to remark that Elez's posts—in which he allegedly wrote someone 'could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity' and 'I was racist before it was cool'—were proof enough he was a 'bad dude.' Others praised Vance for standing up for Elez, however, and Elon Musk appears to be at least considering hiring him back at DOGE. Musk wrote in an X poll: 'Bring back @DOGE staffer who made inappropriate statements via a now deleted pseudonym?' The overwhelming majority of users voted in favor of bringing Elez back. Many in the poll's comments said they agreed with Vance, who also wrote of Elez's situation: 'We shouldn't reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever.' The Wall Street Journal first revealed Elez's old posts on Thursday. The report said Elez had resigned after the White House was asked to comment about his possible ties to the account. That account—username @nullllptr—disparaged Indians in the tech sector amid the MAGA civil war between Musk, who supports the H1-B foreign worker visa program, and Trump lackey Steve Bannon, who wants it abolished. In a post that appeared to be directed at Indian software engineers amid the debate, the account reportedly wrote, '99% of Indian H1Bs will be replaced by slightly smarter LLMs, they're going back don't worry guys.' 'LLMs' stands for Large Language Models , which are artificial intelligence programs that use deep learning to process language. Elez, a Rutgers University graduate, worked for Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, and X before he landed a gig at DOGE, where he was granted access to the Treasury Department's 'top-secret' payment system.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Staffer for Musk's DOGE resigns over racist social media posts that advocated for eugenics
One of the two staffers for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency who was granted access to the U.S. Treasury's sensitive payment system has resigned from his post after the White House was asked about his history of racist social media posts, including those supporting eugenics and repealing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Marko Elez, a 25-year-old programmer who was brought into government service by the world's wealthiest man had a profile on X (formerly Twitter), the social media site owned by Musk, featuring posts in which he said he supported a 'eugenic immigration policy,' and made other racist statements. In one September post reviewed by The Journal, Elez reportedly wrote: 'You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.' Another post that same month encouraged users to 'normalize Indian hate,' referring to the large number of Indian immigrants working in Silicon Valley's technology sector. After the White House was asked about the posts, press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that Elez had quit government service. According to The Journal, archival views of his X account with the handle @nullllptr exhibited a strong dislike for Indian technology workers. In one December 2024 post, he promised that Indian workers in the U.S. on H1Bs visas are 'going back don't worry guys.' Another post found by the Journal expressed disdain for both sides of Israel's war against Hamas. Elez wrote: 'I would not mind at all if Gaza and Israel were both wiped off the face of the Earth.' DOGE has a seized a massive about of power in President Donald Trump's second term due to the influence of Musk, who donated hundreds of millions of dollars to elect Trump in last year's presidential election. Reuters has reported that DOGE employees have commandeered the headquarters of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), shutting staff out of the computer system, and moving sofas onto the fifth floor so workers can sleep on site. They have used access to OPM systems to offer federal employees a 'deferred resignation' program under which they would resign from government service in exchange for spending six months on payroll with no responsibilities. A federal judge has paused the buyout program pending a hearing on Monday.
