US immigration agencies have uncovered widespread fraud within the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, involving thousands of foreign students and suspect employers. Investigations revealed ...

Federal investigators uncovered thousands of students linked to suspect employers, with some "ghost offices" allegedly being managed remotely from India in violation of visa rules.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said investigations uncovered cases where OPT beneficiaries were being “managed” from India, violating programme rules requiring supervision from within the United ...

Optional Practical Training acts as a bridge between education and employment in the US. But ICE has called it a 'magnet for fraud'. Immigration attorneys are warning of tougher scrutiny, rising visa ...

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a major crackdown on an immigration program that allows international students to work tempora.

Republican lawmakers have labelled the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme a "backdoor" to US jobs and proposed a crackdown alongside the H-1B visa programme. Any curbs on the OPT will hit ...

A group of Republicans wants to break the traditional F-1-to-H-1B-to-green-card path. The biggest casualty will be Indian students.

US Senator Eric Schmitt’s “visa temple” remarks about Hyderabad’s Chilkur Balaji Temple sparked outrage among Indians amid debate over H-1B and visa fraud claims.

WASHINGTON: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has identified 10,000 foreign students, including several Indians, who are suspected of misusing the Op ...

Speakers at the AIEA Conference last month emphasised the growing structural constraints facing US higher education and the need to tackle affordability and labour market demands, on top of current ...