US Cancels 2,000 Visa Appointments By “Bots” In India

[ad_1] New Delhi: The US Embassy in India cancelled over 2,000 visa applications due to fraud-related activities. The embassy detected major violations in the appointment system by “bad actors” or bots and suspended their accounts, it said on Wednesday. “Consular Team India is cancelling about 2,000 visa appointments made by bots. We have zero tolerance…

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Tufts University Student Detained By US Immigration Authorities, Visa Revoked

[ad_1] Washington: Federal authorities have detained an international student studying at Tufts University near Boston and have revoked their visa, the university said in a statement Tuesday night. Tufts said the graduate student was taken into US custody from an off-campus apartment building in Somerville, Massachusetts and that it had no further details about the…

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Indian Student Self-Deports After US Revokes Visa Over Palestine Protests

[ad_1] Washington, United States: An Indian student studying at Columbia University in the US has self-deported herself from the country, days after her student visa was revoked for participating in pro-Palestine protests. According to the US Department of Homeland Security, Ranjani Srinivasan’s visa was revoked on March 5 for “advocating violence and terrorism”. “Ranjani Srinivasan…

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Pakistan Diplomat Denied US Entry, Deported Despite Having Visa: Report

[ad_1] In a major embarrassment for Pakistan, a senior diplomat was denied entry into the US despite having a valid visa and necessary documents, reported The News, a Pakistani media outlet. KK Wagan, the ambassador of Pakistan to Turkmenistan, was stopped by the US immigration on his arrival in Los Angeles and deported. Quoting an…

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Palestinian Student Who Led Ivy League Protest Arrested, May Lose Visa

[ad_1] Federal immigration authorities on Saturday arrested a former Columbia University student, who was at the forefront of the pro-Palestinian protests on campus last year, citing a State Department order to revoke his green card, according to his attorney. Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, who graduated from Columbia last December, was taken…

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