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Over 1,000 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants detained in Ahmedabad, Surat

Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi warned illegal immigrants residing in Gujarat to surrender before the police on their own accord.

At least 890 Bangladeshis were detained in Ahmedabad and 134 in Surat.(Unsplash/Representative Image)

india news

Updated on Apr 26, 2025 02:28 PM IST

PTI |

White House slammed for Ghibli-inspired image of convicted fentanyl dealer

The White House faces backlash for posting a Ghibli-inspired illustration of Virginia Basora-Gonzalez, illegal migrant and fentanyl dealer, during her arrest.

The image, shared on the White House’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, depicted Basora-Gonzalez's March 12 arrest.(X/@WhiteHouse)

world news

Updated on Mar 30, 2025 03:17 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Trump administration to create registry for people living illegally in US

Trump administration launches registry for undocumented immigrants, requiring registration and fingerprints.

Immigration authorities said Tuesday that the Trump administration is establishing a register for all those who are in the country unlawfully and that those who fail to self-report may be subject to penalties or legal action.(REUTERS )

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Published on Feb 26, 2025 12:36 PM IST

AP |

‘Took loans, sold land’: How Indian illegal migrants’ American dream shattered

In the second batch of deportees, 65 were from Punjab, 33 from Haryana, 8 from Gujarat, 2 each from UP, Goa, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and 1 each from HP, J&K.

Indians deported from the U.S. being escorted by the police as they leave the airport upon their arrival, in Amritsar, early Sunday, Feb. 16 , 2025. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Feb 16, 2025 05:38 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

‘Is this the gift Modi ji is bringing back’: CM Mann on Indians deported from US

Bhagwant Mann said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should explain why he remained silent on his own citizens in front of his friend Donald Trump.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a press conference, in Amritsar, Punjab, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Feb 15, 2025 11:27 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

131 Pakistanis deported from 12 countries for legal violations

131 Pakistani nationals were expelled from 12 countries due to legal violations, mainly drug-related offences and illegal entry

131 Pakistani nationals have been deported from 12 different nations for a variety of legal infractions, such as drug-related offences, unauthorised admission, and noncompliance with job laws.(Reuters/representative )

world news

Published on Feb 15, 2025 12:26 PM IST

ANI |

Musk claims FEMA sent $59mn to luxury NYC hotels to lodge ‘illegal migrants'

Elon Musk on Monday said that his department has found that the FEMA transferred $59 million to upscale hotels in NYC last week to lodge “illegal migrants”.

Elon Musk's statement comes amidst President Donald Trump's ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants.(Reuters)

world news

Published on Feb 10, 2025 08:29 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Punjab woman, among deported Indians, went to US for marrying fiancé

A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal immigrants from various states landed in Punjab's Amritsar on Wednesday.

Policemen stand guard at the gate as police vehicles transporting Indian immigrants deported from the US leave the airport in Amritsar, India February 5, 2025. (REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Feb 06, 2025 04:30 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

104 Indians deported from US land in Amritsar. Here's what happens now

The US military aircraft, which took off from Texas's San Antonio and landed at Amritsar's Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport around 1:55 pm.

The US military aircraft landed at Amritsar's Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport at around 1:55 pm. (Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times)

india news

Updated on Feb 05, 2025 09:47 PM IST

Reported by Surjit Singh

Trump sends first batch of illegal immigrants to India | What we know so far

A US military flight carrying 104 deported Indian immigrants is set to land in Amritsar, marking Trump's immigration crackdown ahead of Modi's visit.

A person holds a sign as hundreds of high school students participate in a protest entitled

india news

Updated on Feb 05, 2025 11:51 AM IST

ByRavinder Vasudeva, Rezaul H Laskar

US embassy's stern message after deporting Indians: ‘Illegal migration not…’

A US military aircraft carrying 205 Indian nationals deported for illegal entry left Texas. Each deportee was verified.

This image released by the Department of Defense shows US Customs and Border Protection security agents guide a group of undocumented migrants onboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas, on January 23, 2025. (AFP)

india news

Updated on Feb 04, 2025 02:46 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

US agents face off with cartel on Mexico border amid Trump immigration crackdown

The incident occurred on Monday after the US security agents were fired upon by suspected members of a drug cartel

Texas border region has been a hotspot for cartel activity, particularly due to its thick brush and forests.(AFP)

world news

Updated on Jan 28, 2025 03:31 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Trump border czar declares raids targeting illegal immigrants to kickstart today

Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that immigration officials will deploy across the US today morning to intercept and deport unauthorized immigrants.

Trump border czar stated that the raids would be conducted across the nation but did not specify where they were going to happen.(AFP)

world news

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 04:21 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Trump border czar announces major move on mass deportation: ‘Not waiting for…’

Border czar Tom Homan revealed that he is looking for a country that will accept deported migrants whose native nation refuses to accept them.

Border czar Tom Homan opened up about significant component of Trump's proposal for the “largest deportation in history.”(AFP)

world news

Published on Jan 06, 2025 11:09 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Five Bangladeshi women arrested for illegal stay in Maharashtra's Thane

Police detained five Bangladeshi women in Thane, Maharashtra for illegal residency after a raid in Bhiwandi.

Five Bangladeshi ladies were detained by police for unlawfully residing in the Thane district of Maharashtra.

india news

Published on Dec 10, 2024 01:11 PM IST

PTI |

Donald Trump’s deportation threat puts Haitians in Springfield on edge

Officials in Springfield, Ohio, say they can’t predict how quickly President-elect Donald Trump might act on his campaign promise to deport Haitian migrants.

Haitian migrants living and working in the Springfield area are “panicking” about Trump’s vow to deport them, according to Jacob Payen, a spokesman for the Haitian Community Alliance in Springfield and a small business owner.(AP)

world news

Published on Nov 19, 2024 10:53 PM IST

Bloomberg | | Posted by Shweta Kukreti

Soon-to-be border czar Tom Homan doesn't care for criticism of Trump's policy

Tom Homan, future border czar under Donald Trump's second administration, defended the president-elect's plan to kick off large scale deportations on Monday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Thomas Homan poses for a portrait in East Point, Ga., April 26, 2018. President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration. (AP)

world news

Published on Nov 11, 2024 10:36 PM IST

ByAshima Grover

‘Gross Incompetence’: Trump slams Harris over ‘convicted criminals’ federal data

Donald Trump and several other official figures bashed the Biden-Harris administration for offering “sanctuary policies” contributing to “shocking” ICE data.

This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, 2024, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 31, 2024. (AP)

world news

Published on Sep 28, 2024 04:33 PM IST

ByAshima Grover

Panama deports 130 Indian migrants under repatriations deal with US

Panama on Friday deported 130 Indian irregular migrants who had entered the country via the inhospitable Darien jungle, under a deal with the US.

Panama's director of migration, Roger Mojica, told reporters the Indians were deported on a charter flight to New Delhi for

world news

Published on Sep 07, 2024 10:22 PM IST

AFP | | Posted by Shweta Kukreti

Hezbollah operative held in US, admits he wanted ‘to make a bomb’ in New York

In a shocking revelation, an illegal migrant from Lebanon admitted that he's a member of Hezbollah and wanted to enter the United States to manufacture a bomb.

A US border patrol team apprehended Basel Bassel Ebbadi, 22, on March 9 in El Paso, Texas.(AFP)

world news

Updated on Mar 17, 2024 11:33 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

The citizenship Act and its discontents

India’s law on citizenship needs to be just and fair, and treat every person with equal care and concern, regardless of their faith

opinion

Published on Mar 13, 2024 10:00 PM IST

BySuhrith Parthasarathy

Greg Abbott signs bill that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime

Many immigration advocacy groups and civil rights organisations also criticised the Texas legislature

Gov. Greg Abbott signs three bills into law at a border wall construction site in Brownsville, Texas on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, that will broaden his border security plans and add funding for more infrastructure to deter illegal immigration (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez)(AP)

world news

Published on Dec 19, 2023 07:39 AM IST

BySumanti Sen

6.4 million illegal immigrants living in US, 725,000 are Indians: Study

Indians form the third largest population of illegal immigrants in the US, numbering around 725,000, Pew Research Center has found

The research also found that the country’s 10.5 million unauthorised immigrants represented approximately three per cent of the total population in the US (NBC News screenshot/YouTube)

world news

Published on Nov 23, 2023 08:43 AM IST

BySumanti Sen

Assam woman declared foreigner from Bangladesh 6 years ago, is Indian: Tribunal

Bibi is a resident of Cachar’s Udharbond area and she was declared foreigner by the member of Foreigners Tribunal-3 of Silchar on March 20, 2017

The District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), Cachar provided her free legal support. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Oct 12, 2023 04:52 PM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

Supreme Court comes to help Assam woman facing deportation

The Supreme Court has asked the Assam government to explain how Sofiya could be a foreigner if both her parents, all five brothers and husband are Indians.

People whose name were left out in the National Register of Citizens draft stand in a queue to collect forms to file appeals in Mayong, Assam, on August 10.(AP file photo)

india news

Updated on Aug 22, 2018 11:05 PM IST

New Delhi, Hindustan Times | ByAshok Bagriya

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Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi warned illegal immigrants residing in Gujarat to surrender before the police on their own accord.

The White House faces backlash for posting a Ghibli-inspired illustration of Virginia Basora-Gonzalez, illegal migrant and fentanyl dealer, during her arrest.

Trump administration launches registry for undocumented immigrants, requiring registration and fingerprints.

In the second batch of deportees, 65 were from Punjab, 33 from Haryana, 8 from Gujarat, 2 each from UP, Goa, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and 1 each from HP, J&K.

Bhagwant Mann said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should explain why he remained silent on his own citizens in front of his friend Donald Trump.

131 Pakistani nationals were expelled from 12 countries due to legal violations, mainly drug-related offences and illegal entry

Elon Musk on Monday said that his department has found that the FEMA transferred $59 million to upscale hotels in NYC last week to lodge “illegal migrants”.

A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal immigrants from various states landed in Punjab's Amritsar on Wednesday.

The US military aircraft, which took off from Texas's San Antonio and landed at Amritsar's Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport around 1:55 pm.

A US military flight carrying 104 deported Indian immigrants is set to land in Amritsar, marking Trump's immigration crackdown ahead of Modi's visit.

A US military aircraft carrying 205 Indian nationals deported for illegal entry left Texas. Each deportee was verified.

The incident occurred on Monday after the US security agents were fired upon by suspected members of a drug cartel

Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that immigration officials will deploy across the US today morning to intercept and deport unauthorized immigrants.

Border czar Tom Homan revealed that he is looking for a country that will accept deported migrants whose native nation refuses to accept them.

Police detained five Bangladeshi women in Thane, Maharashtra for illegal residency after a raid in Bhiwandi.

Officials in Springfield, Ohio, say they can’t predict how quickly President-elect Donald Trump might act on his campaign promise to deport Haitian migrants.

Tom Homan, future border czar under Donald Trump's second administration, defended the president-elect's plan to kick off large scale deportations on Monday.

Donald Trump and several other official figures bashed the Biden-Harris administration for offering “sanctuary policies” contributing to “shocking” ICE data.

Panama on Friday deported 130 Indian irregular migrants who had entered the country via the inhospitable Darien jungle, under a deal with the US.

In a shocking revelation, an illegal migrant from Lebanon admitted that he's a member of Hezbollah and wanted to enter the United States to manufacture a bomb.

India’s law on citizenship needs to be just and fair, and treat every person with equal care and concern, regardless of their faith

Many immigration advocacy groups and civil rights organisations also criticised the Texas legislature

Indians form the third largest population of illegal immigrants in the US, numbering around 725,000, Pew Research Center has found

Bibi is a resident of Cachar’s Udharbond area and she was declared foreigner by the member of Foreigners Tribunal-3 of Silchar on March 20, 2017

The Supreme Court has asked the Assam government to explain how Sofiya could be a foreigner if both her parents, all five brothers and husband are Indians.

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