Washington, July 1 (IANS) Many Indian Americans have welcomed the US Supreme Court’s decision reaffirming birthright citizenship, calling it a victory for the Constitution, immigrant families and the American Dream, as Indian American lawmakers said the ruling protected a fundamental right that cannot be overturned by executive order.The ruling prompted statements from several Indian American members of Congress and community organisations, which said the decision restored certainty for millions…
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New York, June 30 (IANS) The US Supreme Court ruling upholding citizenship for all children born in the US protects the rights of babies born to or will be born to the nearly 300,000 Indians on H1B work visas who are trapped in an immigration quagmire.It deals a blow to President Donald Trump, who wanted to deny citizenship rights to those whose parents are legitimately in the US on temporary visas.The decision handed down by a majority of the justices will bring a sigh of relief to the Indians …
Washington, June 30 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants and many temporary visa holders, ruling that such children are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment.The Supreme Court held that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country are “subject to the jurisdictio…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The Trump administration has effectively closed the United States to asylum seekers and will continue expanding deportations, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said, outlining the administration’s hardline immigration agenda.In an exchange with reporters at the White House, Miller said the administration has entered into agreements with other countries to receive people seeking asylum instead of allowing them to remain in the United States.”I think what’…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) A US Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship has raised concerns among Indian professionals on H-1B visas and other temporary permits.The Trump administration told the court that children born to “temporary visitors” may not automatically be US citizens.Solicitor General John Sauer said the Constitution requires “direct and immediate allegiance” to the United States, not just birth on its soil.He argued that children of people on temporary visas do not mee…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) The US Supreme Court heard sweeping arguments on whether the Constitution guarantees citizenship to all children born on American soil, as the Trump administration pressed a narrower reading that could exclude children of undocumented migrants and temporary visitors.Arguing for the government on Wednesday (local time), Solicitor General John Sauer told the court that the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause was never meant to apply universally. “The clause does not …
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attended Supreme Court oral arguments on birthright citizenship, becoming the first sitting president known to appear in person for proceedings at the nation’s highest court, as justices weighed a challenge to his executive order restricting automatic citizenship. Trump’s motorcade arrived shortly before arguments began, and he later departed after Solicitor General D. John Sauer presented the administration’s case. Camer…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he plans to attend a US Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, as the top court prepares to take up a closely watched legal challenge to his executive order on the issue.“I think so. I do,” Trump said when asked if he would be present in court. “Because I have listened to this argument for so long.”The case centres on Trump’s effort to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to non-citizen pare…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a closely watched case on birthright citizenship, which tests President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict automatic citizenship for children born to certain non-citizens and could reshape the meaning of the 14th Amendment and decades of legal precedent. The case centres on an executive order issued by Trump. It directs federal agencies to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are either in the …
Washington, March 7 (IANS) The Hindu American Foundation has joined dozens of faith-based organisations in urging the US Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship, warning that any attempt to limit the constitutional right would unsettle immigrant families and threaten religious diversity in the country.On February 26, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) joined 57 faith-based organisations to file an amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara, a case currently under review by the US Supreme Court, ac…