Washington, March 19 (IANS) A tense US Senate hearing for Homeland Security Secretary nominee Markwayne Mullin underscored growing concerns over domestic security, law enforcement powers, and rising threats — issues that carry direct implications for Indian American communities in the United States. During Mullen’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday (Local time), Senators repeatedly warned that “the threats to our nation have never been higher,” as they cited recent attacks, cyber intrusio…
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Washington, March 19 (IANS) FBI Director Kash Patel pushed back against lawmakers here, defending the bureau’s aggressive counterterrorism and law enforcement posture as senators pressed him on surveillance, resources, and evolving threats.The Indian American FBI chief adopted a combative and confident tone during exchanges at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday (local time), repeatedly highlighting operational successes and rejecting criticism of the bureau’s approach.Pat…
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump pressed Congress to pass a series of major legislations ranging from border enforcement and voter identification to healthcare reform and insider trading restrictions, using his State of the Union address to lay out an aggressive domestic agenda.“Tonight, I am demanding the full and immediate restoration of all funding for the Border Security and Homeland Security of the United States,” Trump told lawmakers in his first State of the Union A…
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has yet again reiterated his claim of “ending eight wars” and said that “35 million people said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan would have died” if it were not for his intervention during the recent Operation Sindoor launched by India against the terror infrastructure. Speaking at his State of the Union address at the White House on Tuesday (local time), Trump said, “First ten months, I ended eight wars, including Cambodia and Thailand, Pak…
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) US Senator Rick Scott has introduced legislation to bar Chinese nationals from entering any part of the United States without a valid visa, targeting a visa-waiver program that allows travel to American Pacific territories. Scott said his One Nation, One Visa Policy Act would prohibit “Communist Chinese nationals from entering the United States without a valid visa and barring them from participating in any visa-free travel program, including the Guam–Commonwealth o…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on declared a national emergency over what he described as an “unusual and extraordinary threat” posed by the Government of Cuba, ordering the creation of a new tariff system that could penalise countries supplying oil to the island.In an executive order signed at the White House, Trump said the policies, practices, and actions of the Cuban government threaten the national security and foreign policy of the United States and warrant emergen…
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) A massive winter storm moving across the United States is threatening millions of people across multiple regions, disrupting travel and raising the risk of power outages, dangerous road conditions, and extreme cold. The storm is forecast to affect large parts of the Midwest, the East Coast, and the South. Authorities warned of heavy snow, freezing rain, and life-threatening wind chills as the system spreads eastward.Flights have been disrupted, and road travel is expect…
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Three Republican senators are urging the Trump administration to shut down visa and parole programs they say allow Chinese nationals to exploit US citizenship laws through birth tourism and surrogacy.Sens. Rick Scott, Jim Banks, and Markwayne Mullin sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum calling the programs a national security risk. They argue the policies allow nationals from Communist China to gain fast-track acces…
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) US immigration authorities say they are tightening oversight of H-1B visas and other legal immigration programs, citing fraud investigations, new regulatory limits, and a broader enforcement push outlined in a year-end review released.The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has stepped up scrutiny of employment-based, student, and family-based immigration, including through its largest enforcement effort to date, Operation Twin Shield.The operation uncovered…