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Trump’s immigration crackdown is keeping foreign professionals out

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Lauren Kaori Gurley, Adam Taylor, Danielle Abril, Federica Cocco, The Washington Post

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Sept. 19. One order introduced a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. MUST CREDIT: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post The Trump administration’s crackdown…

New Delhi car blast investigated as possible terrorism, Indian police say

Posted on November 11, 2025November 13, 2025 by Pranshu Verma, Supriya Kumar, The Washington Post

Security officials at the site of an explosion in New Delhi, on Nov. 10. MUST CREDIT: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg NEW DELHI – The deadly car explosion that killed at least eight people in…

CAPAC calls out Defense Secretary Hegseth on religious restrictions relating to grooming

Posted on November 10, 2025November 11, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Congresswoman Grace Meng, D-NY. PHOTO: Facebook Congresswomen Grace Meng, D-NY, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), who represents a diverse population in Queens, is calling on Defense Secretary Pete…

Chicago mayor implores U.N. body to investigate ‘abusive’ immigration campaign

Posted on November 9, 2025November 10, 2025 by Tobi Raji, The Washington Post

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaking to UN members. PHOTO: videograb from X @chicagosmayor The mayor of Chicago on Friday (November 7, 2025) invited a panel of independent United Nations experts to examine…

Indian-Americans Did Go Home

Posted on November 5, 2025November 8, 2025 by Vivek Wadhwa

“Indians go home.” That was the mantra of the MAGA crowd this year. Indian-Americans listened, and they did go home, not to India, but back to the Democratic Party they have long…

Edison Mayor Sam Joshi wins second term in decisive race

Posted on November 5, 2025November 6, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Edison Mayor Sam Joshi | Photo Courtesy: Sam Joshi EDISON, N.J. (Nov. 5, 2025) Edison Mayor Sam Joshi appeared headed for a second term Tuesday, holding a commanding lead over independent…

South Asian and Indo-Caribbean Organizers Drive Mamdani’s Historic NYC Win

Posted on November 4, 2025November 6, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Photo: ITV GOLD New York, NY — November 5, 2025: In a stunning political upset, Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday night, defeating both establishment Democrats and…

Mamdani’s win seen as historic in Jackson Heights, Queens

Posted on November 4, 2025November 6, 2025 by Washington Post staff, The Washington Post

Zohran Mamdani speaking to media. PHOTO: Reuters Extract from The Washington Post report Nov. 4, 2025 Mamdani, a 34-year-old New York Assembly member and democratic socialist, has won New York’s mayoral race,…

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, capping meteoric rise

Posted on November 4, 2025November 6, 2025 by Joseph Ax, Tim Reid and Maria Tsvetkova

Zohran Mamdani in Astoria, NY, November 4, 2025. PHOTO: Posted on Facebook: @Zohran Kwame Mamdani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday,…

States Can Now Verify Voter Citizenship Using Partial Social Security Numbers

Posted on November 3, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Photo: Dreamstime WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has expanded its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to allow states to verify voter citizenship using just the last four…

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