Border Security Force (BSF) personnel apprehended four Rohingya illegal migrants (RIMs) at the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Dharmanagar, Tripura. Two Indian touts involved in facilitating their infiltration were also taken into custody, according to the BSF HQ Salbaga.
As per reports, the letter also points out that Afghan migrants, including women, children, and those with valid visas, are being subjected to forced expulsion, detention, and high visa fees.
US President Donald Trump posted on his social media, "We should spend less time worrying about Putin, and more time worrying about migrant rape gangs, drug lords, murderers, and people from mental institutions entering our Country - So that we don't end up like Europe!"
The Trump administration launched an immigration crackdown in the moments after his inauguration and publicised daily arrest totals during his first couple of weeks in office, as per CNN.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday voiced serious concerns over illegal migration in India, stating that millions of undocumented individuals are residing in the country without legal rights.
"He (Bhagwant Mann) is a part of the 'tukde tukde' gang who always thinks of dividing the nation. His agents are working in Punjab and illegal shops are running here... isn't that something to be ashamed of??" he further said.
Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal, has alleged that anti-national activities are high in some areas of the State and blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for them.
Punjab's NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO met illegal Indian immigrants who were deported from the US to Amritsar.