Authorities say man helped brother beat ex-wife's family to death at home in central Ill.October 8th, 2009 2nd man charged in slaying of Ill. familyLINCOLN, Ill.
Over 18,000 H-1B visas still availableOctober 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Once coveted by Indian techies, more than one fourth of the H-1B visas for skilled professionals are yet to be grabbed, with the US job market still to pick up as it recovers from its deepest recession in decades. By Sep 25 only about 46,700 of the H-1B visas in the general category were filled up against a Congressional mandated cap of 65,000, according to the latest update by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Honduras: US revokes visas of 16 interim officials in addition to those of MichelettiSeptember 12th, 2009 Honduras: US revokes visas of 16 interim officialsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Honduran official says the United States has taken away the diplomatic and tourist visas of 16 interim government officials. Presidential spokeswoman Marcia de Villeda says Washington revoked the visas of 14 Supreme Court judges, the foreign relations secretary and the country's attorney general.
Honduras' interim president says US revoked his visa in response to coup, but no hard feelingsSeptember 12th, 2009 Honduras' interim president: US revoked my visasTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Washington has revoked the visas of Honduras' interim president and 17 other top officials to pressure the Central American nation to reinstate ousted leader Manuel Zelaya, Honduras' government said Saturday. The interim government expects the United States to revoke the visas of at least 1,000 more public officials "in the coming days," Information Minister Rene Zepeda told The Associated Press.
Two Indian students held for sexual assault in AustraliaSeptember 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Two Indian students have been arrested for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl on a train here. The 17-year-old girl (from Gosford) boarded the train in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Swiss banker, lawyer charged with helping clients evade US taxesAugust 20th, 2009 Swiss banker, lawyer face US tax charges in probeMIAMI — A Swiss banker and a lawyer are the latest to face U.S. criminal charges in a wide-ranging international tax evasion investigation.
Colombian consul says Venezuelan police briefly detain dozens of Colombians as they await IDsAugust 17th, 2009 Consul: Dozens of Colombians detained in CaracasCARACAS, Venezuela — Colombia's consul in Caracas said Sunday that Venezuelan authorities briefly detained a few dozen Colombians as they waited to get identification cards that are regularly distributed by the consulate. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Colombia and Venezuela over Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's decision to seek closer ties with the United States.
US revokes diplomatic visas for Honduran officialsJuly 28th, 2009 US revokes visas for Honduran officialsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration has revoked the diplomatic visas of four Honduran officials working in its interim government and is reviewing the visa status of other officials and their families, the State Department said Tuesday. Spokesman Ian Kelly said the revocations and the review affect Honduran officials who were serving the government of ousted President Manuel Zelaya before he was deposed on June 28, but now work for the "de facto regime" of interim President Roberto Micheletti.
Delhi police busts fake visa racketJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The special cell of Delhi police has arrested four people, allegedly running a racket of preparing fake foreign visas and work permits. "Three accused - Nand Kishore, Dhruv Kumar and Mohammad Hussain - were arrested from New Friends Colony area Thursday on the basis of information from intelligence agencies.
AP Source: 10 more people likely to be charged in probe of disgraced financier Bernard MadoffJune 30th, 2009 AP Source: 10 more could be charged in Madoff scamNEW YORK — A person familiar with the investigation into disgraced financier Bernard Madoff (MAY'-dawf) says at least 10 more people are likely to be charged by the time the probe is complete. The person tells The Associated Press they will face federal charges over the next few months.
'Restricting H-1B visas is bad for business and the economy'May 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Asserting that 'handcuffing' employers from hiring talented workers will hurt the US economy, two experts have criticised proposals to limit hiring of holders of H-1B visas coveted by Indian technocrats as 'misguided.'
'In order to grow the American economy and support the American workforce, Congress should expand and improve the H-1B visa programme,' said James Sherk and Diem Nguyen Thursday. As adding regulations to the H-1B programme would be a serious setback to US visa policy and would only end up hurting the US economy, the Congress should instead raise the cap from the current 65,000 to the 2001 quota of 195,000 visas a year, they said.
Colombian woman accused of supporting rebels arraigned on terrorism chargesApril 28th, 2009 Colombian woman arraigned on terror chargesWASHINGTON — A woman extradited from Colombia was arraigned Monday on terrorism charges for allegedly supporting leftist rebels in her native country. Luz Mery Gutierrez Vergara, 32, pleaded not guilty to providing support to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Fewer takers for H1B visas in recession-hit US economyApril 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With the demand for jobs going down in a recession hit economy, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) has received only 42,000 applications for H-1B visas for skilled workers against the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. Additionally, the agency has received approximately 20,000 applications from advanced degrees for the fiscal year 2010 programme beginning Oct 1, the agency said Thursday.
US think tank wants H1B cap raised to 195,000April 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Debunking the myth that H-1B visas steal American jobs, a US think tank has asked the Congress to instead raise the cap on them to promote economic growth and generate much needed tax revenue. Congress must raise the cap on H-1B visas coveted by Indian techies back to 195,000 visas per year - the maximum allowed as recently as 2001 - from the current 65,000, The Heritage Foundation analysts Jena Baker McNeill and Diem Nguyen said Tuesday.
Demand to raise US H-1B visa cap, take PhDs out of itApril 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Debunking the myth that H-1B visas steal American jobs, a US think tank has asked the Congress to instead raise the cap on them to promote economic growth and generate much needed tax revenue a few days after a Republican Congressman introduced a bill to aimed at keeping in the US foreigners doing their PhDs in the country. Congress must raise the cap on H-1B visas coveted by Indian techies back to 195,000 visas per year - the maximum allowed as recently as 2001 - from the current 65,000, The Heritage Foundation analysts Jena Baker McNeill and Diem Nguyen said Tuesday.
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