The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday asserted that India does not support illegal immigration while responding to reports of 30 Indian truck drivers being deported from the United States.
A fresh administrative push on illegal immigration has prompted several undocumented migrants in West Bengal to head towards the Bangladesh border amid uncertainty over their future.
The headquarters of the committee will be located in New Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs will provide administrative and logistical support to the panel. The committee has been directed to submit its final report to the government within one year.
Addressing a press briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that repatriation of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants would require cooperation from Dhaka.
The arrested Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Md Shanihur Rahman, Md Sobaij and Md Firoz.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized the United Nations over illegal immigration, accusing the global body of funding undocumented migration and “assaulting” the borders of Western countries.
He said that new visa programmes will ensure that foreign workers provide a “significant benefit” to the United States, rather than simply taking advantage of the economy without offering substantial contributions in return.
Jamiat president Maulana Arshad Madani claimed that bulldozers were being deployed selectively against Muslim settlements, alleging that “more than 50,000 Muslim families” faced eviction.
Under the new policy, citizens above 18 years who have never enrolled for Aadhaar will have just one month — September 2025 — to apply.
In its letter, NESO warned that unchecked infiltration threatens to destabilise the socio-cultural fabric, demographic balance and political future of indigenous communities.
