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Jayapal, Other Congressional Democrats Press Trump Administration On Green Card Application Changes

Posted on June 30, 2026July 2, 2026 by From Press Release

June 30, 2026: Washington State Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary…

Indian American Community Applauds Middlesex DA’s Office For Exceptional, Technology-Driven Investigation Into Multistate Burglary Ring

Posted on June 30, 2026July 2, 2026 by Press Release

Samir Desai BOSTON (June 30, 2026) — The Indian American community of Massachusetts formally expresses its deep appreciation to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and partnering law enforcement agencies for their outstanding…

Celebrating the American 250th with some Indian Spices

Posted on June 30, 2026July 2, 2026 by Ramesh Rao

Representational photo from ChatGPT courtesy Prof. Ramesh Rao It is that time in the history of this nation that we will all (or most of us anyway) be waving the “red, white,…

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship principle that almost all born on U.S. soil are American

Posted on June 30, 2026July 2, 2026 by Justin Jouvenal The Washington Post

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 30, 2026) affirmed the principle that almost everyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen, a major decision that rejects a push by President Donald Trump…

Short Teaching Module: Indian Immigrants and U.S. Citizenship in an Imperial Context

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Hardeep Dhillon

In 1905, twenty-three-year-old Muhammad Abdul Rashid deboarded the Empress of Japan at the port of Vancouver before making his way to Portland, Oregon. Rashid had enrolled at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon…

Judge demands details on DOJ’s bid to drop case against Indian billionaire

Posted on June 28, 2026June 30, 2026 by Jeremy Roebuck, The Washington Post

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to justify its decision to abandon a bribery and fraud indictment against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, refusing to immediately grant prosecutors’ request to dismiss…

Celebrate July 4 in D.C. with these parades, concerts and festivals

Posted on June 28, 2026June 30, 2026 by Fritz Hahn, The Washington Post

The National Mall and the surrounding museums and memorials are the traditional heart of D.C.’s Independence Day festivities. This year, though, there have been some big changes to accommodate celebrations of America’s…

Indian Immigrants in the United States

Posted on June 26, 2026June 30, 2026 by Kyung Ju Lee and Jeanne Batalova, Migration Policy Institute

Indian immigrants began arriving in the United States in notable numbers in the early 19th century, when workers from the Punjab region settled primarily in California to work in agriculture, lumber, and…

What a plant-based food expert eats for protein, calcium and more

Posted on June 25, 2026June 26, 2026 by Anahad O’Connor, The Washington Post

Organic vegetables are shown at a Whole Foods Market in LaJolla, California in this May 13, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files Nichole Dandrea-Russert is on a mission to get people to eat…

US lawmakers back stronger India-US ties, highlight trade deal challenges

Posted on June 25, 2026June 26, 2026 by ANI

Washington DC [US], June 24, 2026: Several US lawmakers on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, underscored the importance of the India-US relationship, in the backdrop of the ongoing bilateral interim trade agreement negotiations,…

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