The office of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez May 24 said that the senator, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, celebrated the safe return of Indian American New Jersey resident Ashu Mahajan within weeks of him being told he would be trapped in India and unable to see his wife and daughters until 2022, due to tightening COVID-19 restrictions.Â
Menendez and his staff played an instrumental role in reuniting Mahajan with his family and are actively assisting other New Jersey constituents in similar situations as the coronavirus outbreak worsens in India, the release said.
âHaving the family separated for so long would not only be a tremendous hardshipâit would jeopardize the very job that makes Ashuâs H1-B status and his familyâs life here in America possible,â Menendez said in a statement.
US & Canada News News: WASHINGTON: An Indian family separated due to the recent travel restrictions in view of the Covid-19 cases in India was united over the weekend becaus.
An Indian family separated due to the recent travel restrictions was united over the weekend because of the personal efforts made by a top Democratic Senator, Robert Menendez.
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Software professional Ashu Mahajan returns to New Jersey due to personal efforts of Senator Menendez
An Indian family separated due to the recent travel restrictions in view of the Covid-19 cases in India was united over the weekend because of the personal efforts made by a top Democratic Senator, Robert Menendez.
Software solutions architect Ashu Mahajan, who is on H-1B visa, travelled to India on April 17 to see his ailing father just days before his death on April 21 from Covid-19. But before he could return home to New Jersey, new pandemic restrictions went into effect, forcing the closures of American embassies and consulates located in India.
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Hundreds of Indians on H-1B visas have been facing similar situations as a result of the travel restrictions imposed on those coming to the U.S. from India. An Indian family separated due to the recent travel restrictions in view of the COVID-19 cases in India was united over the weekend because of the personal efforts made by a top Democratic Senator Robert Menendez.
Software solutions architect Ashu Mahajan, who is on H-1B visa, travelled to India on April 17 to see his ailing father just days before his death on April 21 from COVID-19. But before he could return home to New Jersey, new pandemic restrictions went into effect forcing the closures of American embassies and consulates located in India.