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Topic: Indian immigrants

ED raids 11 locations across Punjab, Haryana in ‘donkey route’ case

According to ED sources, the searches are part of a money laundering investigation into a ‘donkey route’ case related to illegal Indian immigrants who were deported by the US this year.

Indian mangoes land in America and become ‘ticking time bombs’

Hello DC folks, I have Alphonso, Kesar & Rasalu—Indian mangoes are entering the US through WhatsApp.

2 sent to prison in US for human smuggling, 3 years after Gujarat family froze to death in blizzard

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel is one of the two convicted persons. He will be deported after he serves his 10-yr sentence.

Trump’s remittance tax is unjust—to both Indian immigrants and US economy

India could consider countermeasures under the principle of reciprocity and tax outward remittances by US companies and foreign institutional investors that invest in Indian stock markets.

‘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.

India can’t overlook Trump’s drastic MAGA steps

More than trade and tariff matters, it would be interesting to know where New Delhi stands with regards to the White House and Trump’s agenda on illegal immigrants.

Hindu designer says ‘India has it better’, Pakistanis say ‘Go to India’

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

Students from Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana now face higher rejection rate for Canadian, Australian visas

Education and immigration consultants say post-pandemic skyrocketing net migration figures as well as rise in cases of visa fraud led many countries to introduce new, stricter visa rules.

Haryana youths allege torture by immigration agents, ‘sent to Russia instead of Germany’

The youths had been promised jobs in a hotel and a permanent work visa in Germany. One of the victims, Mukesh, has also claimed that around 250-300 Indian youths are trapped in Russia.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.