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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicIllegal immigrants

Topic: Illegal immigrants

Deportations, conversions to waqf, the ever-increasing powers of district magistrates in India

Collectors or DMs, as they are interchangeably called, already had several existing powers, which have now been explicitly delineated, or in some cases, significantly enhanced.

121 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants identified, to be deported. Delhi Police now hunts for ‘syndicates’

FIR registered at Narela police station under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita & Foreigners Act. Five have been interrogated who had rented houses, say cops.

121 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants detained in North Delhi, deportation underway

The arrests were a part of a large driver targeted at identifying undocumented foreign national across the NCR according to DCP Outer North Nidhin Valsan.

Gujarat police detain 550 ‘illegal Bangladeshi migrants’ in Surat, Ahmedabad

According to authorities, these immigrants entered India illegally and were living in the state with forged documents.

‘112 deportees in third flight from US, immigration underway’: Amritsar deputy commissioner

Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said that the people were provided with the essential items and that arrangements were being made for them to return to their homes.

US plane carrying deported Indians to land in Amritsar on 16 Feb, 3rd since Trump inauguration

PTI said quoting official sources that deportations will continue every other week till all illegal immigrants are returned to their home countries.

US aircraft carrying 119 illegal Indian immigrants likely to land in Amritsar on Feb 15

Among the deportees, 67 are from Punjab, 33 from Haryana, 8 from Gujarat, 3 from Uttar Pradesh, 2 from Goa, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and 1 each from Himachal Pradesh & J&K.

Panama’s jungles, Nicaragua’s ‘electric shock’ camps, tracing the deadly dunki route to America

Hoping to enter the US illegally, these migrants made their way through dense jungles and perilous treks from Peru to Mexico, but their dreams ended at the California border.

US deportations are typical Trump theatrics, redrawing American borders with permanent markers

The deportation of 104 illegal Indian immigrants from the US, transported in a military aircraft while chained and handcuffed, sparked an uproar in Parliament. But Trump isn't done yet.

A hunt for dunki agents in Punjab, Haryana is on. FIRs, raids, demand for lost money

Police in both states have started summoning deportees for information on the dunki route touts. Some immigration centres are scrambling to obtain legal certifications.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.