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India Today
6 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
2 July 2025: Hasina Jailed, Dalai Lama Defies China, Trump Revives Visa Curbs
India Today Podcasts Desk UPDATED: Jul 2, 2025 19:20 IST On News at 7, this 27 June, Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui brings you the day's most crucial headlines. Bangladesh's ex-PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to 6 months in jail for contempt; verdict by ICT, effective upon arrest or surrender. Dalai Lama says only his office will choose his successor, rejecting China's role; Beijing insists on approval rights. Trump administration revives plan to fix student visa duration, impacting F-1 and J-1 holders; DHS proposal targets international students and media. Produced by Garvit Srivastava Sound Mix by Suraj Singh
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Trump gives deportation threat to Elon Musk. But US President's latest target might have an exit plan
Can Trump deport Elon Musk? Live Events Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk re-ignited this week with the blowup centered around Musk's opposition to Trump's signature tax bill. Musk posted escalating attacks against Trump's sweeping spending bill on his social media platform X, calling the legislation 'insane' and vowing to form a new political party if it passed late Monday."It is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the debt ceiling by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS that we live in a one-party country – the PORKY PIG PARTY!!," Musk posted Monday afternoon. In political terms, "pork" generally refers to spending in lawmakers' response, Trump told reporters Tuesday his administration will "have to take a look" at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire reignited the feud with the president over his spending bill. The President pushed back on his Truth Social media platform, claiming Tesla CEO Musk was upset about the bill eliminating the electric vehicle (EV) mandate and that "Elon would have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa." When asked by reporters later in the morning if he would deport Musk, Trump said, "We'll have to take a look."Trump likely got the idea of deporting Elon Musk after the President's advisor Steve Bannon in July had called for Musk to be deported from the United States. Also known as 'Trump's brain', Bannon claimed Musk, who is originally from South Africa, was in America illegally. He also claimed that Musk's reported drug use should be probed and that his high-level clearances should be Trump to deport Elon Musk, he would first have to be legally stripped of his citizenship. Musk, originally from South Africa, became a U.S. citizen in 2002 through the naturalization process after several years of living and working in the country. Prior to that, he was a citizen of came to the US to study on a J-1 visa. Musk was reportedly an illegal immigrant when he began his career in the United States. He entered the US on a student visa in 1995. Though he said he would enroll at Stanford University, he never did he founded his company Zip2 – a software firm which was later bought by Compact for over $300 Washington Post reported that Musk in a 2005 email used in a defamation lawsuit said that he applied to Stanford because he otherwise had 'no legal right to stay in the country.'US law states that citizenship gained through naturalization can be revoked if it was "procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation."Elon Musk has the citizenship of three countries: South Africa, Canada and the United States. He gained the citizenship of Canada at birth, when he was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Musk's mother, Maye Musk, was born a Canadian citizen in Regina, Saskatchewan, so Musk automatically inherited Canadian citizenship by descent, according to CIC current Canadian law states that children born outside of Canada can inherit Canadian citizenship from their parents, but only for one generation. This means that if a parent is a Canadian citizen—whether by birth or naturalization—their child will also be a citizen, even if born February, more than 200,000 people from Canada signed a parliamentary petition calling for their country to strip Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship because of the tech billionaire's alliance with Donald Trump. The petition accused Musk of having 'engaged in activities that go against the national interest of Canada' by acting as an adviser to petition asserted that Musk's alignment with Trump makes him 'a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty'. It asked the then Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, to take away Musk's Canadian passport and revoke his citizenship with immediate to the petition, the billionaire wrote on X: "Canada is not a real country." The post was later according to Canadian laws, citizenship of a person can be revoked only if someone has committed fraud, misrepresented themselves or knowingly hid information on an immigration or citizenship the petition's widespread support, immigration lawyers by and large said the document is unlikely to affect Musk's Canadian citizenship. Citizenship in Canada can only be revoked if it can be proven that fraud or misrepresentation was committed to obtain it."Before they could move to do this, they would need to introduce legislation, there would have to be amendments to the current Citizenship Act," Ramo, former chair of the Canadian Bar Association's immigration section, was quoted as saying by the CBS News."There's no provision that would allow them to pursue revocation of citizenship of a Canadian birth, by virtue of his birth to a Canadian mother." Ramo said it is "fairly rare" for Canadian citizenship to be revoked."A person's citizenship can be revoked if the person obtained, retained, renounced or resumed his or her citizenship by false representation or fraud or by knowingly concealing material circumstances," Larivière said. He said the process includes several steps and a decision by a Federal Court judge unless the citizen in question asks the immigration minister to make the decision.
NDTV
16 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Trump Proposes 'Time Limit' On Student Visas In Move To Remove Immigrants
Washington: In yet another blow to foreign students in the US, the Donald Trump administration has proposed a controversial rule that could reshape how long international students and visitors can stay in the country. The move comes amid Trump's aggressive stance on removing illegal immigrants and eliminating anti-semitism on campuses in the US. The plan, which was proposed by Trump in 2020 during his first tenure, seeks to replace the current flexible student visa system with a fixed period of stay. If approved, each foreign visa will have an expiry date. Presently, international students holding F-1 visas and exchange visitors on J-1 visas are granted a 'duration of status' that allows foreign students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign media to stay in the US as long as they maintain full-time enrollment. However, with the new proposal, they will receive a fixed period of stay in the country, following which they will be forced to apply for extensions periodically. More details of the proposal are not known yet. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted the proposal for an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review - which is among the final steps before a proposed rule is published in the Federal Register. Trump's crackdown on foreign students, illegal immigrants Donald Trump's crackdown on top universities in the United States began aggressively within a few months of the Republican leader taking office for the second term. Trump, who is seeking to eliminate anti-semitism on campuses and push his demands, had even accused his predecessor, Joe Biden, of letting the universities off the hook. Harvard was the latest to have fallen prey to the crackdown when the White House put a $2.2 billion freeze on federal funding. Trump had put forth a few conditions to revoke the ban on federal funding, but Harvard refused. Following this, Trump barred foreign nationals from entering the US to study at the Ivy League university. Last month, however, a federal judge blocked Trump from implementing his plan. Additionally, Trump has reportedly implemented a two-track plan to reduce the unauthorised population in the US. One track focuses on arrests and deportations, prioritising criminals. The other track encourages self-deportation through registration programmes, financial incentives, and public awareness campaigns.
India Today
16 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
US plans time limit on student visas; likely to hit plans of Indians
The Donald Trump administration is mulling a contentious bill, initially proposed during the President's first term, aiming to replace the current flexible student visa system with a fixed period of stay. The move is yet another strong measure to deter immigration, and is expected to hit students from India on F-1 and J-1 change, proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would affect overseas students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign international students holding F-1 visas and exchange visitors on J-1 visas are granted "duration of status", allowing them to remain in the US as long as they maintain full-time enrolment or participation in their designated programme. Notably, exchange visitors include students, professors, scholars, specialists, trainees, teachers, interns, au pairs, and physicians, among proposed rule has reportedly been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Following this, the rule will be published in the Federal Register. Typically, a 30-or 60-day public comment period follows before finalisation, which may take months. However, the rule could reportedly be issued as an interim final rule also, taking effect immediately without public current regulations, F-1 and J-1 visa holders are not assigned a specific departure date upon admission, allowing them to stay in the US as long as they remain engaged in the activities for which their visa was issued, such as full-time study or program details of the proposal are proposal was reportedly opposed by higher education groups, who said it would cause needless disruption to academic programs, reported over 3.3 lakh students, Indians were the largest cohort of international students in the US, and the proposal may adversely affect the US Embassy in India had also issued a warning to foreigners on May 14 about the serious consequences of staying in the United States beyond the allowed time on their embassy had posted on X, saying, "If you remain in the United States beyond your authorised period of stay, you could be deported and could face a permanent ban on travelling to the United States in the future."The warning in May followed President Donald Trump's recent crackdown on immigrant students, which began in students have been forced to leave the country after their F-1, J-1, or M-1 visa status was abruptly revoked and their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records cancelled — often due to minor past April, through a series of executive actions, Trump had directed increased scrutiny of US colleges and their accrediting agencies. These orders target what Trump perceives as unchecked liberal influence and an excessive focus on diversity and equity in educational Trump has also sought to address anti-semitism on campuses, accusing his predecessor, Joe Biden, of failing to hold universities accountable.- EndsMust Watch
News18
17 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
Donald Trump Administration Proposes 'Time Limit' On Student Visas Amid Overhaul
Last Updated: The rule, proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would scrap the current flexible "duration of status" policy and replace it with a fixed period of stay. In another blow to the foreign students in the US, the Donald Trump administration has proposed a controversial rule that could significantly alter the lives of international students in the US. The rule, proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would scrap the current flexible 'duration of status" policy and replace it with a fixed period of stay for F, J, and I visa holders—including students, exchange visitors, and foreign media representatives. The rule, currently under final review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), comes amid Trump's aggressive stance on removing illegal immigrants and eliminating anti-semitism on campuses in the US. If approved, each foreign visa will have an expiry date. This proposal marks a revival of a 2020 Trump-era move that was never finalised. Presently, international students holding F-1 visas and exchange visitors on J-1 visas are granted a 'duration of status' that allows foreign students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign media to stay in the US as long as they maintain full-time enrollment. However, with the new proposal, they will receive a fixed period of stay in the US. Post its review, the proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register, reported Times of India. Prior to finalisation of a rule, typically a 30 or 60 day window is open for public comments and it takes months before a rule is final. However, experts worry this one may be issued as an 'interim final rule," bypassing public input and taking immediate effect. Earlier, the United States mandated for all the visa applicants to disclose all social media usernames and handles from the past five years for background checks. The US Embassy in India said that the omission of this rule could lead to rejection of visas and ineligibility for future visas. Moreover, days after the US State Department resumed processing of student visa applications, the country mandated the applicants for F, M, or J non-immigrant visas to change the privacy settings of their personal social media accounts to 'public'. It also noted that since 2019, the US has been collecting social media identifiers as part of its visa application process. The Trump administration in May ordered all of its consulates worldwide to stop new student visa interviews and applications for exchange visitor visas. The development came alongside a broader travel policy overhaul for 2025, in which the US government has introduced a new travel ban affecting nationals from 12 countries, mostly in the Middle East and Africa. Trump's crackdown on top universities in the United States began aggressively within a few months of taking office. Harvard was the latest to bear the brunt of the crackdown when the White House put a $2.2 billion freeze on federal funding. He also barred foreign nationals from entering the US to study at the Ivy League university. Last month, however, a federal judge blocked Trump from implementing his plan. First Published:
