New Delhi:
Days after the US authorities deported a batch of Indian nationals who had been staying in that nation illegally, New Delhi Saturday stated it hopes that with India-US cooperation on mobility and migration, “we can deter unlawful immigration”.
At his weekly briefing in Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated India engages in “common dialogue” with the USA on migration and mobility.
“On October 22, the US Division of Homeland Safety (DHS), by way of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), carried out a large-frame constitution elimination flight to the Republic of India of Indian nationals who didn’t set up a authorized foundation to stay in the USA,” the DHS stated in an announcement final week.
This week’s flight demonstrates the division’s continued dedication to pursuing “sustained cooperation” with the Indian authorities and different worldwide companions to cut back and deter irregular migration and collectively work to counter human smuggling, it had stated.
Jaiswal, in response to a question on this deportation, stated, “You’d have seen, just lately we had some deportations from the US. Now we have common dialogues with the USA on migration and mobility. And the thought behind that’s to create extra avenues for authorized migration.” As a part of this, “our common consular dialogues and preparations, we’ve got facilitated the motion of people who find themselves staying within the US illegally or are part of an irregular motion”, he added.
“This has been occurring for a while. We hope that with this cooperation and our engagement with the US on mobility and migration, we can deter unlawful immigration,” the MEA spokesperson stated.
About 1,100 Indian nationals, who had been staying in the USA illegally, had been repatriated to India by way of constitution and business flights through the 2023-24 American monetary yr ending September 30, a senior official within the US DHS stated on Tuesday.
In a digital briefing, Royce Murray, Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Coverage, US DHS, in response to a question associated to the October 22 constitution flight that deported a batch of Indian nationals, had additionally stated that “no minor” was amongst them on that elimination flight, including these had been all female and male adults.
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