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The chief minister said from the Punjab government’s side, we will receive our immigrants and set up counters there,
Yadav told reporters
New Delhi will take back all Indians who have either over-stayed in the U.S. or are there without documentation,
Jaiswal said, ... adding thatThose who are from Gujrat would be sent to their state by air after verification of their records and credentials. As there are deportees from Haryana as well, they will be de-boarded in Amritsar along with Punjab natives,
a senior official said, asking not to be namedWe are in touch with the Centre. As and when information comes, we will share,
he addedWith the stroke of my pen, on day one, we're going to stop the transgender lunacy,
Trump said at a rally in December
We are firm in our commitment to ending illegal migration and strengthening US border security."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in the embassy’s postWith the support of our Department of Defense partners, we’re sending the message that if it takes you 30, 60 or 90 days in some cases, to come to the United States illegally, enter, once you’re found amenable to removal under Title 8, we can have you back in your home country within seven hours."
He told Fox NewsIn the coming days, we are going to make public remaining records related to the assassinations of President John F Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, as well as Dr Martin Luther King Jr and other topics of great public interest,
Trump said the day before his InaugurationAnd I will sign executive orders to end child sexual mutilation, get transgender out of the military and out of our elementary schools and middle schools and high school,
he saidFor Indians not just in the United States, but anywhere in the world, if they are Indian nationals and they are overstaying, or they are in a particular country without proper documentation, we will take them back, provided documents are shared with us so that we can verify their nationality and that they are indeed Indians. If that happens to be the case, we will take things forward and facilitate their return to India,
ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a press briefing
We don't have any confirmation in this regard."
When contacted, an official at the airport told FPJ
We are against illegal immigration, especially because it is linked to several forms of organised crime."
During a press briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said
President Trump has said he will put tariffs on India, he believes in the principle of reciprocity, there is a large trade deficit that the United States has with India and the President believes that India’s tariffs are among the highest, and these are the highest applied tariffs amongst G20 countries, and he’s going to lower that in some sectors,
said Juster
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 DelhiPresident Trump and Prime Minister Modi can put the political will behind trying to reach an agreement that will further maximise what we get from bilateral trade, and also be a strategic element in responding to China’s economic primacy in the region”.
Juster also saidWe are signalling that India is not a tariff king… Our message is clear, don’t get into protectionist mode.”
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Finance Secretary, said in an interview earlier this weekThere will be across-the-board support for a trade deal with India in the new Trump administration, obviously as long as the terms are OK. It will make a lot of sense for India to try to pursue a deal with the US to allow both countries to bring down their tariffs and to avoid the possibility of harsher tariffs being slapped on India because, economically, that’s something they cannot afford now.”
Michael Kugelman, Director of the South Asia Institute at the Washington-based Wilson Center, told ABP Live from Washington DCIf they tax us, we tax them the same amount,
the president said in an interview on Fox News
When I am reelected, we will begin the largest deportation operation in American history."
During his campaign, Trump had pledged
We have always taken the view that if there are any of our citizens who are not here legally, if we are sure that they are our citizens, we have always been, you know, open to their legitimate return to India,
Jaishankar had said