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  Indian student Ranjani Srinivasan self-deports after US revokes visa, here is why

  World | March 15, 2025 7:32 IST

  Trump administration has intensified its campaign against foreign students for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University last year. While the Indian national self deports herself, another woman was arrested in Newark after she failed to leave despite her visa expired.

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  White House Border Czar Tom Homan Warns Illegal Immigrants, Vows to Remove Them From the Country

  News | February 23, 2025 18:38 IST

  At CPAC in Maryland, White House Border Czar Tom Homan stated that President Trump plans to designate Mexico's criminal cartels as terrorist organizations, vowing to eliminate them completely and take strong action against their operations.

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  Indian Embassy in Panama gets consular access to deportees from US, says 'they are safe, secure'

  World | February 20, 2025 17:25 IST

  The Indian Embassy in Panama its post said that India is closely working with authorities in Panama to ensure the well-being of Indian deportees from the US.

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  Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop who made plea to Trump to have mercy on LGBTQ, immigrants?

  World | January 22, 2025 12:39 IST

  The Trump administration has already issued executive orders rolling back transgender rights and toughening immigration policies. When he returned to the White House, Trump was asked about the sermon.

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  UK's mega eVisa transition drive: Govt urges all, including Indians to switch their stay permit

  World | September 18, 2024 16:59 IST

  The eVisa transition drive came as a majority of the physical biometric residence permits are set to expire towards the end of this year and are being automatically transitioned online in phases to be accessed by creating and logging into a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) online account.

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  Bangladesh Unrest: How is Odisha government preparing to keep illegal immigrants out?

  Originals | August 08, 2024 19:24 IST

  In the wake of the turmoil in Bangladesh, the Odisha government intensified vigilance in the coastline. However, the govt. aims to prevent any illegal infiltration into India from the neighbouring nation. So let's take a look how is the Odisha Govt. preparing to keep illegal immigrants out?

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  US: 250,000 children of immigrants, including Indians, facing deportation due to visa backlogs

  World | July 27, 2024 13:19 IST

  Around 40 Senators and Congressmen have written a letter to the Biden administration to protect more than two lakh children who are facing deportation. The White House has blamed the Republicans for voting down a bipartisan agreement for 'documented dreamers'.

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  Tripura: Five Rohingya immigrants arrested for illegal border crossing

  Tripura | July 10, 2024 8:25 IST

  According to authorities, the group had entered India using unauthorised routes and intended to disperse across various regions of the country.

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  'Govt has gone deaf': Indian workers facing deportation in Canada to go on full hunger strike

  World | May 29, 2024 7:23 IST

  Indian workers have been protesting since May 9 after Canada's Prince Edward Island (PEI) announced a 25 per cent cut in the number of permanent residency numbers. The new rules have reduced annual permits from 2,100 to 1,600 in 2024, causing workers in low-skill jobs to face deportation.

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  Jaishankar rebuffs Biden's 'xenophobia' remark, says India 'very open and welcoming'

  World | May 04, 2024 13:01 IST

  Biden on Wednesday said that India, Japan, China and Russia are not performing well economically because they don't welcome immigrants. In response, Jaishankar highlighted that the Citizenship Amendment Act shows India's welcoming approach.

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  US President 'respects' allies: White House defends Biden's 'xenophobia' remarks on India, Japan

  World | May 03, 2024 12:40 IST

  The White House asserted that Biden respects his allies and his remarks were a broader comment on how immigrants strengthen the country. Biden on Wednesday said that India, Japan, China and Russia are not performing well economically because they don't welcome immigrants.

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  'Will ignore EU Court's human rights blocking': Sunak as Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill

  World | April 23, 2024 13:50 IST

  The House of Lords had long refused to back the divisive legislation without additional safeguards, but eventually relented after Sunak said the government would force parliament to sit as late into Monday night as necessary to get it passed.

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  SC asks Centre to provide data on grant of Indian citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam

  India | December 07, 2023 16:45 IST

  The bench, also comprising justices Surya Kant, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, asked the Centre to inform it about the steps taken to deal with illegal immigration into India, particularly the North Eastern states.

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  Supreme Court to examine constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act

  India | January 10, 2023 22:17 IST

  The bench had directed the apex court registry to provide scanned soft copies of the complete set of pleadings filed on the issue. As many as 17 petitions, including the one filed by Assam Public Works in 2009, are pending on the issue in the apex court.

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  2 Bangladeshi Hindu illegal immigrants arrested in Mathura

  India | January 26, 2020 13:42 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested two Bangladeshis, living 'illegally' in the Vrindavan area of Mathura district, even as the debate over the new citizenship law intensifies.

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  Muslims from Pak, Bangladesh should be thrown out of country: Shiv Sena

  India | January 25, 2020 11:29 IST

  Making a controversial statement, Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece Saamana said that Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh who have entered India should be thrown out, there is no doubt about it.

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  Nikki Haley shares advice for immigrants to advance in US

  World | November 11, 2019 14:13 IST

  She recounted to a TV interviewer on Sunday that in the small town of Bamberg in South Carolina where her mother wore a saree and her father a turban, she would get teased in the playground.

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  Court rules against Trump admin's rule on immigrants

  World | October 12, 2019 11:59 IST

  Under the so-called "Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds" rule put forward by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on August 14, the US will disqualify legal immigrants from obtaining permanent resident status, commonly known as green cards, if they use, or are considered dependent upon, public-assistance programmes such as food stamps, housing assistance and Medicaid.

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  Setback for President Trump as judge blocks his administration from ending key immigrant protections

  World | October 04, 2018 8:47 IST

  San Franciso Judge Edward Chen granted a request for a preliminary injunction against the administration's decision to discontinue temporary protected status for people from Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti and El Salvador.

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  BJP will seek to identify illegal immigrants in country if it wins Lok Sabha elections 2019: Amit Shah

  September 23, 2018 21:50 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: Purvanchal Mahagathbandhan is first in the series of four mega rallies planned by Delhi BJP in Delhi in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, said Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.