Bharat Rakshak

Amber G. wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 05:05 ^^^ Good job by Neal Katyal arguing in Supreme Court.

Early life and education
Neal Katyal was born on March 12, 1970,[citation needed] in Chicago, Illinois, to immigrant parents originally from India.[6][7] His mother, Pratibha, is a pediatrician and his father, Surendar, who died in 2005, was an engineer. Katyal's sister, Sonia, is also an attorney and teaches law at University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Neal Katyal studied at Loyola Academy, a Jesuit Catholic high school in Wilmette, Illinois. In 1991 he graduated from Dartmouth College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Nu fraternity, and the Dartmouth Forensic Union.[8]

Katyal then attended Yale Law School.[8] He was an editor of the Yale Law Journal and studied under Akhil Amar and Bruce Ackerman, with whom in 1995 and 1996 he published articles in law-review and political-opinion journals. After receiving his J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree in 1995, Katyal clerked for Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, then for Justice Stephen Breyer of the United States Supreme Court.[9]

Vayutuvan wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 06:04 That said, I saw Prof. Akhil Amar on TV once before when he was part of a panel debating the invasion of Afghanistan (or was it Iraq). The panel was on what is a just war. His arguments were very sophisticated and impressive. Since Katyal was his student, I would say Katyal is also quite sharp despite his getting brainwashed at a Catholic Jesuit convent school.

Rudradev wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 22:21 ^^Quite likely he wants to deliver new F-16s, AMRAAMs and more to Pakistan. But no US govt before has felt the need to 'pitch' or 'set the stage' for supplying weapons to Pakistan through such public pronouncements, even when they did in fact provide arms to Pakistan.

I wonder why this difference in approach. Is Trump mentioning this again and again as messaging to the Pakis-- reminding them
(1) that he knows how many planes THEY lost in Sindoor
(2) they are dependent on him to replenish these losses-- dangling the carrot by implication
(3) that while for now, he is not openly specifying these losses as PAF planes, he COULD humiliate Pakistan by revealing the truth if they reneg on their promises to America vis-a-vis Iran/Gaza/etc?

(2) could also be messaging to India-- give me what I want or I'll give F-16s to the Pakis.

Trump is the kind of guy who leverages public pronouncements as a pressure tactic to influence private negotiations, so everything he says should be examined in this light.

Manish_P wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 22:33 Apologies if this is OT for this thread - wanted to check if there is any data on gun ownership by Indian origin people in the US.

Manish_P wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 22:33 Apologies if this is OT for this thread - wanted to check if there is any data on gun ownership by Indian origin people in the US.
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Trump has told India to stop buying oil from Russia, US commerce secretary

Vayutuvan wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 23:29

Manish_P wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 22:33 Apologies if this is OT for this thread - wanted to check if there is any data on gun ownership by Indian origin people in the US.
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Could you post the question there? Responses can refer to your question right there, rather than here and also there.

Mort Walker wrote: ↑07 Nov 2025 02:28
It’s higher than you think.

Manish_P wrote: ↑07 Nov 2025 07:01 @Vayutuvan which thread is suitable?

@Mort Walker I think (rather I would like to think) about one in five. Is it more than that? Any data?

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Erasure of the 540-day automatic EAD extension puts lives on hold

I stared at the Federal Register on Thursday and felt the floor drop.

The 540-day automatic EAD extension I personally fought to create—through sleepless nights, 37 drafts, and a direct recommendation approved by President Biden’s AANHPI Commission—was gone in one paragraph.

On October 30, 2025, DHS killed it.

Any renewal filed on or after that date gets zero grace period.

Your card expires → your job dies → your family’s dreams pause unless renewed on time.

My Personal Stake

In 2022, I presented my recommendation for automated EAD renewal to the AANHPI Commission to “Save 1 Million Families.”

“Extend auto-renewal from 180 to 540 days.”

On May 3, 2022, they signed it into law. That single sentence kept 1.2 million legal workers—mostly Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Sri Lankan, Chinese, and several other countries on payroll while USCIS caught up.

Last week, Trump ‘unsigned’ it.

My phone has not stopped ringing since Thursday.

A software engineer from Hyderabad, a nurse from Kerala, a data scientist from Colombo, and an ERP developer from Dhaka – all asking the same terrified question:

“Ajay bhai, my EAD expires in February. If USCIS takes eight months, do I lose my job, my health insurance, my child’s school?”

The answer, unfortunately, thanks to President Trump’s latest executive stroke, is yes—unless you filed your renewal BEFORE October 30.

Who Loses?

100,000+ Indian H-4 spouses I met in temple parking lots.

OPT STEM grads from IIT, NUST, and Moratuwa who just landed Google offers.

Nepali TPS nurses who kept Boston hospitals alive during COVID.

One WhatsApp voice note from Priya in Fremont:

“Ajay bhai, I was the breadwinner when my husband lost his H-1B. Your 540 days saved us. What do I tell my daughter now?”


The Math Is Cruel

Card expires: 1 March 2026

File on: 3 Nov 2025

USCIS average: 7.5 months

Approval: 15 June 2026

Your gap: 106 days × $280/day = $29,680 gone

Do that for 100,000 South Asian homes = $3 billion vanished.

Five Actions I’m Begging You to Take

Screenshot your expiry date – right now.

File I-765 online tonight at my.uscis.gov (180 days early is no longer early enough).

Pay $520 + $85 biometric – fee waiver link in my bio.

Forward your I-797C receipt to HR titled “URGENT: EAD GAP LOOMING.”

Text “540” to +1-650-XXX-XXXX – I’ll add you to my daily alert chain.

Premium processing ($1,500) is now cheaper than one month unemployed.

Trump just deleted it.

The New Reality for South Asian Homes

• H-4 spouses: 100,000+ Indian women must now quit the moment their card expires.

• OPT STEM graduates: A fresh IITian’s Google offer letter becomes worthless if USCIS takes 200 days.

• TPS nurses: A Nepali caregiver in Boston loses her shift—and her apartment—overnight.

• L-2 entrepreneurs: A Pakistani 7-Eleven owner watches the franchise pull the keys.

Average gap: 4–7 months without salary.

Average loss per family: $35,000–$60,000.

Total hit to our community: $3–5 billion in 2026 alone.

Everyday Hurdles Starting Now

1. Mortgages stall – banks freeze lines of credit when pay stubs stop.

2. Kids switch schools

3. Remittances dry up – aging parents in Hyderabad, Delhi, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Lahore, or Colombo, skip support

4. Driver’s licenses expire – tied to EAD in 17 states.

5. Green-card clocks freeze – any employment gap can trigger “public charge” denials.

Quiet Changes You Can Make Today

File I-765 online tonight – 180 days early is the new bare minimum.

• Screenshot your receipt (I-797C) and email HR: “Possible unpaid leave Q1 2026.”

• Ask your employer about short-term disability or company-paid premium processing ($1,500).

• Save three months’ expenses in a separate “EAD Gap” account—start with $500 this week.

A Thread of Hope

USCIS still has 22,000 unused H-1B visas this year.

Congress still has bipartisan backlog bills gathering dust.

And every Sunday, several South Asian volunteers still cook meals with me for the homeless—proof that when we move together, systems listen.

Your story is still being written.

File early.

Plan calmly.

Lean on the auntie-uncle network that carried us through Y2K, 9/11, and H-1B issues.

We built Silicon Valley with less than this.

We will protect our families with more.

One renewal at a time.



Tagged:#@Ajainb#Ajay Jain Bhutoria#H4 visa#H4-EAD visa#OPT-STEM visa#TPS nursesL-2 Visa

Amber G. wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 05:05 ^^^ Good job by Neal Katyal arguing in Supreme Court.

Manish_P wrote: ↑07 Nov 2025 07:01

Mort Walker wrote: ↑07 Nov 2025 02:28
It’s higher than you think.

@Mort Walker I think (rather I would like to think) about one in five. Is it more than that? Any data?

ASTANA — The Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry has officially announced its accession to the Abraham Accords, marking a significant step in its foreign policy agenda. The decision, according to the ministry’s statement released on Nov. 7, was made “solely in the interests of Kazakhstan” and is “fully consistent with the nation’s balanced, constructive, and peaceful foreign policy.”

“Joining the Abraham Accords will contribute to strengthening our country’s cooperation with all interested states and, therefore, is fully in line with Kazakhstan’s strategic goals. Kazakhstan will continue to firmly advocate for a just, comprehensive, and sustainable settlement of the Middle East conflict based on international law, relevant UN resolutions, and the principle of “two states for two peoples,” the statement reads.

uddu wrote: ↑10 Nov 2025 23:35 https://x.com/VivekSi85847001/status/19 ... 1071952293
@VivekSi85847001
So last batch of 3 Apaches Attack Helicopter were returned back to KIWA as per this update

https://x.com/KiwaSpotter/status/1987656105305247899
@KiwaSpotter
The 3 Indian Army Apaches were returned back to KIWA today by the same An-124 that picked them up.

They never made it to India and instead spent 8 days at East Midlands Airport (EMA) in the UK before the An-124 brought them back.

Our hearts are with those affected by the terrible explosion in New Delhi. We continue to closely monitor the situation. Our sincere condolences to the families who lost their loved ones. Praying for the speedy recovery of those injured

Right now, tariffs on India are very high because of Russian oil. They have reduced purchases from Russia. So yeah, we will be bringing the tariffs on India down,”

Amber G. wrote: ↑11 Nov 2025 08:18 Donald Trump announces U.S. will cut 50% tariff on India

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Right now, tariffs on India are very high because of Russian oil. They have reduced purchases from Russia. So yeah, we will be bringing the tariffs on India down,”

-Trump announces

America does not need more visas for people from India. Perhaps no form of legal immigration has so displaced American workers as those from India. Enough already. We’re full. Let’s finally put our own people first.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who were lost in the terrible explosion in New Delhi last night. We wish a swift recovery to those who were injured. r

"We're making a deal with India, a much different deal than we had in the past. So right now, they don't love me, but they'll love us again. We're getting a fair deal, just a fair trade deal. We had pretty unfair trade deals...But we're getting close. Scott, I think we're pretty close to doing a deal that's good for everybody, right?.