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A major embarrassment to Indian government as Trump send illegal immigrants back to India

A major embarrassment to Indian government as Trump send illegal immigrants back to India

#News Bureau February 5,2025

The move comes as a “major embarrassment” to the Indian government as the flight of immigrants is being sent just weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to embark on his first official visit to the US since Trump’s return as President. The issue of Indian immigrants entering the US illegally is going to be high on the agenda of the Trump officials, said another source.

Trump took charge of office on January 2o. Since then, he has not only threatened India with sending back illegal Indian immigrants, but also on coming down heavily on New Delhi on two-way trade by imposing tariffs on Indian merchandise exports.

“The United States is vigorously enforcing its border, tightening immigration laws, and removing illegal migrants. These actions send a clear message: illegal migration is not worth the risk,” said a US Embassy spokesperson in New Delhi.

Some unconfirmed reports suggested that the US is sending the Indian immigrants handcuffed, while some are tied with shackles.

The US is considered to be one of India’s closest strategic partners.

The Modi government, sources said, is apprehensive of the fact that, during the PM’s visit to the US, the Trump administration may seek to demand substantial trade concessions from India even as Trump has labelled India “tariff king”.

In a bid to calm the US, the Modi government cut import tariffs on a slew of items — from electronic products to high-end motorbikes and textiles — in the Union Budget of 2025-26 announced on 1 February. 

In their first conversation after Trump became the President, the US asked India to buy more American weaponry.

During Trump’s first tenure, he repeatedly sought to call India out for imposing higher tariffs on Harley Davidson motorbikes. The US has announced imposing steep tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China as well. While he has halted the decision on the first two, with China, the trade war has begun.



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