Ready to ‘take back’ Indians staying illegally in US: Centre
‘We are against illegal immigration, especially because it is linked to organised crime,’ said External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
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The Union Ministry of External Affairs on Friday reiterated India’s opposition to illegal immigration and affirmed its commitment to repatriating Indian nationals residing abroad without proper documentation.
“We have made this clear earlier as well,” said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, in a press briefing. “We are against illegal immigration, especially because it is linked to several forms of organised crimes.”
The statement was in response to reports of India working with the newly-inaugurated Donald Trump administration to deport approximately 18,000 undocumented or visa-overstaying Indian nationals in the United States.
“For Indian nationals, whether in the United States or elsewhere, if they are overstaying or residing in a country without proper documentation, we will bring them back, provided the necessary documents to verify their nationality are shared with us,” said Jaiswal.
On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that New Delhi had expressed readiness to cooperate with the US to identify and repatriate Indian citizens residing illegally in the country.
Soon after, Washington stated that it wanted to work with India to advance economic ties and address concerns related to “irregular migration”.
Responding to a question about the number of Indians to be repatriated, Jaiswal said on Friday: “At this time, any talk about numbers is premature.”
On Wednesday, after meetings with United States government officials in Washington, External Affairs Minister S...
