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Rajiv's Comments in the News - USCIS goes full throttle: Perceived antisemitic content will result in visa and green card denials

Published by: The Times Of India - April 09, 2025
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Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Rajiv S. Khanna, an immigration attorney said, “The guidance is vaguely worded. Even the most innocent
statement by someone expressing an honest opinion could be taken to be a violation of the government’s
interpretation of acceptable norms.”

“First amendment rights are available to everybody in the US, not just US citizens,” he added.

DHS to Begin Screening Aliens’ Social Media Activity for Antisemitism

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WASHINGTON— Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests. This will immediately affect aliens applying for lawful permanent resident status, foreign students and aliens affiliated with educational institutions linked to antisemitic activity.

Rajiv's Comments in the News - H1B, green card nightmare,’ Indian lawyer exposes US job market’s hiring freeze, racism

Published by: The Financial Express - April 06, 2025
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Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Rajiv S Khanna, an Arlington-based immigration attorney disclosed that F-1 and H-1B visa holders often turned to the recently shot down office “when they hit bureaucratic roadblocks within US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that threatened their legal status and livelihoods.”

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