Trump’s list of nations whose immigrants receive welfare in U.S. does not mention India

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (January 4, 2025) posted a list of several countries, including Pakistan, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh and Nepal, to highlight rates of welfare and assistance received by immigrants from those countries in the U.S., a compilation that does not include India. The ‘Immigrant Welfare Recipient Rates by Country of Origin’ list includes about 120 nations and territories around the world.

Maduro to appear before U.S. judge on January 5

Venezuela’s deposed President Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in New York at noon on Monday (January 5, 2026), to be formally notified about the charges against him, the court said. His lawyers are expected to contest the legality of his arrest, arguing that he is immune from prosecution as a sovereign head of foreign state, which is a bedrock principle of international and U.S. law.

Bangladesh ‘not to travel’ to India for T20 World Cup