In a major development, the Trump administration has urged a federal district court not to block an Obama-era rule allowing certain categories of spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the United States.

In a submission before the US District Court, District Washington this week, the Department of Homeland Security or DHS argued that the American technology workers, who had challenged the 2015 ruling on giving work permits to H-4 visa holders, have not been irreparably harmed by such work authorisation. Save Jobs USA had argued that the longer the case remains in abeyance, greater the harm to US workers. The DHS disagreed, asserting that there is no such indication.

 An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to the immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders, most of whom are Indian IT professionals. It is normally issued to those who have already started the process of seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status.

According to a 2018 report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), 93 per cent of approved applications for H-4 employment authorisation were issued to individuals born in India and five per cent to individuals born in China.

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A magistrate court in Maharashtra held that original election cards are proof of citizenship this week while acquitting a couple arrested in 2017 on suspicion of being illegal Bangladeshi nationals living in India.

The court held a birth certificate, a domicile certificate, a bona fide certificate and a passport can be relied upon to establish the origin of any person.

“Even the election card can be said to be sufficient proof of citizenship as while applying for the election card or a voting card, a person has to file a declaration with the authority in view of Form 6 of Peoples Representation Act to the authority that he is a citizen of India and if the declaration is found false, he is liable for punishment,” the court said.

The court also said that the documents submitted by the accused, Abbas Shaikh (45) and Rabiya Shaikh (40), were not rebutted by the prosecution or proven to be fake.

The court, however, clarified that Aadhaar card, PAN card, driving licence or ration card cannot be termed as the documents of proving citizenship.

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