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# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 7 ISSUE 28 ● DALLAS ● JULY 12 - 18, 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news House Passes Bill to Remove Per Invites articles and advertisements for India's Independence Day special edition. Country Cap on Green Cards Articles may please be emailed to WASHINGTON (TIP): On July 10 the [email protected] U.S. House of Representatives passed by August 5, 2019. H.R. 1044, the bipartisan Fairness for Advertising space may please be booked by August 4. Creative High-Skilled Immigrants Act. of the advertisement / advertising Eliminating employment per country matter for designing an caps will create a first-come, first-served advertisement may please be green card system, putting talent and emailed to [email protected] skills first. by August 6. The Bill was passed by the 435-member For any question, please call 646-247-9458. House by an overwhelming majority of 365-65 votes. A Green Card allows a person to live and work permanently in New Jersey Governor the United States. H.R. 1044 would eliminate the per- Phil Murphy to visit country quotas that impact all India in Sept 2019 employment-based immigrant visa petitions. Currently, these quotas limit nationals from every country in the world to receive no more than 7% of the The Bill was passed by the 435-member House by an overwhelming majority of 365-65 votes. total amount of employment-based green cards issued annually. In short, people, is the same as India, with a this seven percent per-country limit to 15 the quota for Iceland, which has a population of roughly 1.338 billion percent. population of approximately 338,000 people. The new Bill seeks to increase contd on Page 20 Nationwide U.S Take collective action against Immigration Raids planned D-Company: Syed to begin on Sunday, July 14 Akbaruddin urges UN WASHINGTON (TIP): UNITED NATIONS, Nationwide Raids to arrest NY (TIP): The United New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is thousands of members of Nations Security Council expected to visit at least five cities in undocumented families have should show similar India during his visit coming September been scheduled to begin on degree of interest in TRENTON, NJ (TIP): New Jersey Sunday,July 14. The final details addressing the threats Governor Phil Murphy is expected to of this rapidly changing posed against India by visit India coming September. operation, backed by President Dawood Ibrahim and his According to a tentative plan, the Donald Trump, have not been D-Company as it did for governor will visit at least five cities released according to two current ISIL, said Ambassador which include Delhi, Hyderabad, and one former homeland Syed Akbaruddin, India's Bangalore, Mumbai and Ahmadabad. security officials. This operation Permanent Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, India's contd on Page 20 was previously delayed for two Representative to the UN. Permanent Representative to the UN weeks, partly because of resistance among officials at During an Open Debate speaking at the debate on 'Threats to Trump's immigration agency. However, US Citizenship and on 'Threats to International Peace and Security: Linkages Immigration Services (USCIS) director Ken Cuccinelli said International Peace and between International Terrorism and Organised Crime' at the United Nations F.T.C. Approves Wednesday that the ICE raids are "absolutely going to Security: Linkages Security Council on 9 July happen." According to officials, the raids conducted by the between International about $5 billion fine Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will span Terrorism and Organised Crime' at the United Nations Security for Facebook over over multiple days. Council on 9 July, Akbaruddin described Pakistan, without privacy violations contd on Page 20 naming the neighbor, contd on Page 20 By far the biggest penalty ever for a tech company MARKETING STAFF REQUIRED WASHINGTON We are looking for marketing persons for reporting will be preferred. 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THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 US FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 Indian American Illinois Student Awarded 'Sea of Protesters' on Boston Boren Scholarship Sivaguru has Common Protests Immigration Laws been awarded BOSTON (TIP): Hundreds of people $20,000 to or more gathered on Boston Common study Arabic for the 2019- Friday, July 12, for an immigration 20 academic protest and a candlelight vigil, an year at Qasid Associated Press report said. Institute The sea of demonstrators was protesting the status of immigration laws in the U.S. ahead of expected raids this weekend by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At the vigil, participants also planned to honor the lives of CHICAGO, IL (TIP): University of immigrants who have died fleeing to Illinois undergraduate student the U.S. Barghav Sivaguru is among 244 The Boston rally was part of a series students nationwide awarded David L. of events across the country by "Lights Boren Scholarships. for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human The National Security Education Concentration Camps." Program selects undergraduate An ICE operation to arrest thousands students to add international and of undocumented immigrants in major language components to their cities is scheduled to begin Sunday educations by studying overseas in after it had been postponed by Hundreds rally in Boston against Trump's immigrant policies world regions critical to U.S. interests. President Donald Trump over two In the 2019-20 academic year, Boren weeks ago, two senior officials with the the report said. targeted in the operation, the unnamed Scholars and Fellows will live in 39 Department of Homeland Security Officials not authorized to discuss officials said. countries throughout Africa, Asia, confirmed to NBC News. the matter publicly also told The The raids are expected to target 10 Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, The raids, which are sparking Associated Press it's possible the cities that were previously revealed, Latin America and the Middle East, outrage and concern among immigrant operations could start later. though some of the cities may change studying 30 different languages. advocates and opposition from Still, activists ramped up efforts to before Sunday,a source told NBC News. Sivaguru, of Mahomet, Illinois, and Democrats, will take place over prepare by bolstering know-your-rights Previously named cities were Atlanta, a graduate of Mahomet-Seymour High multiple days and include "collateral" pocket guides, circulating information Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, School, has been awarded $20,000 to deportations, The New York Times first about hotlines and planning public Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San study Arabic for the 2019-20 academic reported, citing two current and one demonstrations. Vigils outside of Francisco and New Orleans. year at Qasid Institute. A senior double former homeland security officials detention centers were set for Friday,to In New Orleans, any operations were majoring in communication and who were not named. In those cases, be followed by protests Saturday in put on hold due to severe weather. The political science, Sivaguru was named ICE agents might detain people who Miami and Chicago. city tweeted that it confirmed with ICE a member of the Senior 100 Honorary. were not initially targeted but At least 2,000 immigrant families, that enforcement would be suspended He has served as a peer mentor at the happened to be there during the raids. including many who face final through the weekend as the region LAS Life + Career Design Lab, as a The final details of the operation deportation orders yet remain in the braced for the first hurricane of the project manager in Illinois Business "remain in flux" for security reasons, country illegally, are expected to be season. Consulting, and as a member of the Program in Arms Control and Domestic and International Security. In summer 2018, he worked as an intern at the Middle East Institute in Former Pharmacy Owner Washington, D.C., editing scholarly articles analyzing politics and international relations in the Middle Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently East and policy papers discussing regional counterterrorism efforts. Indian National Dispensing Opioids Extradited to Germany ALEXANDRIA, VA. (TIP): A former Chowdhury pleaded guilty to medications that were not authorized by any for Raping a Minor pharmacy owner of South Asian origin unlawful distribution of Schedule physician, and were not dispensed to any of NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian pleaded guilty July 10 to fraudulently filling the customers, in order to enrich himself national was extradited to Germany and dispensing thousands of prescription II controlled substances outside through illicit profits generated by ACP-1 July 5 by Deputy Marshals and medications, including opioids, outside the the usual course of professional and ACP-2. transferred to German law usual course of professional practice. practice, and also agreed to Furthermore, on several occasions, enforcement custody for raping a According to court documents, Latif forfeit $500,000 as proceeds of Chowdhury dispensed Schedule II controlled minor, according to a release by U.S.