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Topic: Illegal migrants

‘Dunki’ migrants & cost of the American Dream: This NGO has repatriated bodies of 55 Indians in 2 yrs

Heart attacks, accidents, shootings, suicides, stress over deportation & loans are top reasons for deaths of Indians who enter US illegally. Latest is Jind's Kapil Sharma, shot dead on guard duty.

Rongatapu 1982 shows migrant violence in Assam. Director says it’s not political

The film's director Adityam Saikia did not read history textbooks or form a research team but relied on accounts of people who had witnessed or experienced violence from immigrants from Nagaon and Jamugurihaat.

Gurugram police ask for Bengali migrants’ passports. They say ‘we haven’t even seen a train’

The fresh round of exodus in Gurugram neighborhood has come exactly two years after migrant workers from Bengal faced attacks in the aftermath of the communal violence that broke out in Nuh during a VHP-led procession, resulting in deaths and FIRs.

No other city is like Gurugram—‘so mismanaged, yet so highly spoken of’

Gurugram has a problem of structural abandonment, whether you’re a domestic worker speaking an alien language, or the much-celebrated CEO of the new hot startup.

Vocal elsewhere but silent in Tripura, BJP in a bind over ally TIPRA Motha’s demand for SIR

BJP-TIPRA Motha ties are already strained over Centre not having implemented a tripartite agreement signed last year to address tribal grievances in the state.

A family torn apart: In NZ, 2 siblings face uncertain future as Indian parents set to be deported

While 18-year-old Daman Kumar's deportation is halted & his sister is a citizen by birth, their parents, who have lived in the country illegally for 24 yrs, face deportation.

UK-Brazil-Colombia-Panama-Costa Rica-Mexico-California—route a deported Indian took to reach US

'US is far away, brother. You’re going to India,' the US official told a handcuffed passenger onboard the C17 Globemaster carrying 104 Indians from America to Amritsar.

Karnataka: IAS Rohini Sindhuri, IPS Roopa Moudgil’s 3-yr public spat to culminate in court face-off

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

UK sentences four for forging marriage documents & facilitating illegal immigration

Home Office Investigation Supervisor, Chief Immigration Officer Paul Moran assured efforts to 'secure borders and clamp down on gangs.'

Expelled from Pakistan, over 1 lakh undocumented Afghans return home through Torkham border

Taking a hardline stance, Pakistan government is blaming Afghan nationals for militant attacks, smuggling & other crimes.

On Camera

India’s close encounters with Pakistan on Siachen

Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different. 

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.