Several times each year, Sheela Murthy travels to India and, with adequate notice, requests meetings at U.S. consulates there on behalf of Murthy Law Firm clients. In January, the consulates in Hyderabad and Chennai were generous with their time and in sharing information on their...
As has been widely reported, the Trump Administration is planning to rescind an Obama era policy granting work permits to certain spouses of H1B workers. When it was implemented in 2015, the rule change was heralded as a landmark in U.S. immigration policy because, for...
Another week in the Trump presidency, another heinous attack on immigrants by our commander in chief. This time, however, instead of hiding behind the dubious logic of pushing to eliminate employment authorization for H-4 spouses, or holding the lives of hundreds of thousands of Deferred...
When Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor assumed office on August 6, 2009, after being appointed by President Barack Obama, she made history. Aside from being the first Supreme Court justice of Hispanic heritage to serve on the highest federal court in the United States, she...
New York City has historically been a beacon for immigrants hoping to build a new life in the United States. As America was emerging as a land of opportunity, millions of immigrants disembarked on the shores of Ellis Island in Upper New York Bay after...
As the Trump Administration continues its assault on immigration, the average American watching the news today may be under the impression that fear, xenophobia, and hostility towards immigrants is a relatively modern concept. But a current exhibit at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum...
For second-generation Indian immigrants, maintaining a link to the native country of their parents can be fraught with complexity. Life in America is the only one that many IndianAmericans have ever known; yet there still exists a desire to bridge the cultural gap between the...
The Trump Administration is enlisting the help of Silicon Valley to fulfill a campaign promise of extreme vetting for immigrants. Details for the proposed increases in vetting measures were revealed at a tech industry conference last month, which was attended by officials from the U.S....
From the onset of his campaign, President Trump made draconian immigration restrictions a fundamental element of his political identity. And in the year since his election, he has made good on his anti-immigration promises. According to Reuters, the number of undocumented immigrants attempting to enter...
The process for a foreign national to become a U.S. citizen can be quite daunting. There are various requirements that must be met, but one that can be particularly stressful for applicants is the oral exam they must pass that tests one's knowledge of U.S....
