KOLKATA: The issue of the US deporting illegal immigrants, including Indians, came up for discussion in the Calcutta High Court on Monday as the court turned down the bail applications of a Bangladeshi couple, now behind bars, accused of entering India with fake passports.A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md Shabbar Rashidi…
Goa’s job scarcity and allure of the American dream spur desperate youths to trudge and trek via South America’s donkey route. Once they cross Mexico-US border, they are smuggled to small towns where they then hope to find work as petrol pump operators, gardeners or delivery agents after paying lakhs to unscrupulous agents.For two young…
<p>Ravi from Haryana faced a 220-day distressing journey after paying around Rs 35 lakh to an unauthorized travel agent to reach the US. <br></p> JIND: Ravi, a resident of Haryana’s Jind, faced a 220-day ordeal even after payment of around Rs 35 lakh to an unauthorised travel agent to reach the US. Of this, Rs…
The White House’s Valentine’s Day message took a stark turn on Friday, issuing a warning to migrants seeking to enter the United States illegally. A pink card shared on the official White House social media account read: “Roses are red, violets are blue. Come here illegally, and we’ll deport you.” The image was adorned with…
Bhagwant Mann (ANI file photo) AMRITSAR: Two more planeloads of Indians deported from the US are scheduled to land in Amritsar over the weekend, with the first of these flights expected around 10am Saturday with 119 illegal immigrants.The impending sorties, just over 10 days after a US military C-17 Globemaster aircraft brought back 104 deportees,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday endorsed US President Donald Trump‘s crackdown on illegal immigration and reiterated that “Those who stay in other countries illegally do not have any legal right to be there.”During a joint press conference with Trump following their bilateral meeting, PM Modi said the government is ready to take those citizens…
AHMEDABAD: Jhulasan in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar had an unlikely lift-off to fame two decades ago when it emerged as the village to which Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams traces her roots. The comfort of obscurity is what its 5,000-odd residents might now prefer as spotlight shifts to around two dozen men from the village, all illegal immigrants…
MUMBAI: They sold land, pawned gold, and drained their life savings—only to return home empty-handed. In packed deportation flights from the US, hundreds of Indians are arriving back with nothing but heartbreak and horror stories of betrayal, perilous jungle treks, and shattered dreams.Harpreet Singh Laliya of Nagpur gambled Rs 50 lakh on his American dream,…
NEW DELHI: US authorities doubled down on the deportation of 104 Indian nationals with the border patrol chief releasing a video that showed Indian nationals, handcuffed and shackled, being hustled into a C-17 military aircraft.Asked why a military aircraft was used to deport Indians, a US embassy spokesperson, without going into details of the flight,…
NEW DELHI: The US military plane carrying 205 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar on Wednesday afternoon marking the Donald Trump-administration’s first crackdown on the country’s migrants after assuming office. A total of 30 deportees aboard the flight were residents of Punjab.The flight landed at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport amidst tight security…
