Over the weekend, hundreds of migrants—some allegedly affiliated with criminal gangs—landed in El Salvador’s brutal prison system, despite a hold on the deportations by a US judge.
Under pressure from Trump, Panama, Guatemala and Costa Rica are acting as migrant holding centres. Deported nationals will eventually be repatriated to their home countries.
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.
Aircraft will land in Punjab less than 48 hrs after PM Modi and US President Trump held bilateral talks. With this flight, number of Indians deported by US since 2009 will cross 16,000-mark.
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.
Punjab Police has formed 4-member SIT to probe complaints against agents by Indian nationals deported from US. WhatsApp number has also been launched to assist NRIs in distress.
This public sympathy, unprecedented for “illegal” migrants, stems from the knowledge that in a different reality, the deportees’ gamble might have been our own.
Punjab has formed panel to look into illegal immigration as returnees say agents duped them. But a police officer says most were fully aware of what they were doing.
Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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