Washington, March 5 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense questioning from Democratic lawmakers during a congressional hearing, as she defended the administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown and border enforcement policies amid sharp criticism from lawmakers. The hearing highlighted the deep political divide in Washington over immigration enforcement, civil liberties, and border security, with Noem repeatedly defending the administration’s approach as necessary to …
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Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday night (early Wednesday morning local India time) and he said it will be lengthy.“It is going to be a long speech because we have so much to talk about,” Trump said at an event in the East Room of the White House.The speech comes at a tense moment in Washington. The Supreme Court has struck down most of Trump’s global tariff programme. The ruling has revived debate over presidential trade…
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Two senior Democratic lawmakers, including Indian American Pramila Jayapal, have pressed Meta and Google to end their digital advertising partnerships with the US Department of Homeland Security, alleging that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has used the companies’ platforms to run recruitment and “self-deportation” advertisements drawing on white nationalist imagery and rhetoric.US Representatives Becca Balint, the vice ranking member of the House Judiciary C…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) Senior Democrats sharply criticised the Trump administration after it moved to halt immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, calling the decision discriminatory, harmful to families, and damaging to US economic and moral standing.Sen. Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts said the State Department’s decision to stop processing immigrant visas amounted to a sweeping ban that would separate families and hurt states that depend on immigrants for education …
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Indian American lawmakers sharply criticised President Donald Trump’s decision to use military force in Venezuela and his statement that the United States would “run” the country.The six Indian American lawmakers — all from the opposition Democratic Party — warned that the move bypassed Congress, risked long-term instability, and undermined constitutional limits on presidential power.Raja Krishnamoorthi, a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee o…