{
  "id": 13296663,
  "title": "US-India Forum Defends Green Card, H-1B Programmes Amid Crackdown On Tech Firms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/us-india-forum-defends-green-card-h-1b-programmes-amid-crackdown-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T01:21:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-india-forum-defends-green-card-h-1b-programmes-amid-us-crackdown-on-tech-firms-12164438"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US-India forum has defended the Green Card and H-1B programmes amid a crackdown on tech firms. According to the USISPF, five out of six recipients of a certain programme were born outside the United States, and their achievements were cited as evidence of the contribution of immigrant talent to American innovation and prosperity.\n\nThe US administration has suspended eight major technology companies, including four Indian IT giants - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, and HCLTech - from a key US permanent residency programme, citing alleged abuse of the immigration system. The suspension affects the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) programme, which allows employers to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency.\n\nIndia's Ministry of External Affairs has stated that the restrictions do not \"advance the shared ambitions\" of the two countries and may affect eligible workers' green card applications, but not existing H-1B visa holders. Meanwhile, the Pan IIT Alumni India has urged the global IIT diaspora to \"come home\" and contribute to India's growing tech industry, citing opportunities in research, deep tech, and innovation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US green card crackdown clouds Indian tech workers' American dream",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-green-card-crackdown-clouds-indian-tech-workers-american-dream",
        "published": "2026-10-09T22:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Indian IT giants radically reduced green card applications even before US crackdown, data shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/indian-it-giants-radically-reduced-green-card-applications-even",
        "published": "2026-10-10T02:23:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}