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The United States “will not tolerate maltreatment of visas and usurpation of U.S. law”, the U.S. Embassy said connected Tuesday (June 10, 2025). The remarks came a time aft a video shared online showed an Indian pupil being restrained by information personnel astatine the Newark Liberty International Airport, which prompted treatment connected the strict migration rules prevailing successful the U.S.
“The United States continues to invited morganatic travelers to our country. However, determination is nary close to sojourn the United States. We cannot and volition not tolerate amerciable entry, maltreatment of visas, oregon the usurpation of U.S. law,” the U.S. Embassy said successful an announcement shared connected societal media level X.
Official sources present said that the contented of the Indian pupil being dealt with by information unit astatine Newark airdrome has been raised formally by the Ministry of External Affairs with the U.S. Embassy successful New Delhi. The Indian Embassy successful Washington DC and the Indian Consulate successful New York are besides successful interaction with the American authorities regarding the case. The Hindu was told that the details of the lawsuit were yet to beryllium afloat known.
“We person truthful acold not received immoderate details astir the incidental oregon the circumstance, the formation helium had to committee oregon boarded, and his last destination. We proceed to travel the matter,” an authoritative said connected Tuesday (June 10, 2025).
The video that went viral was shared by Kunal Jain, a non-resident Indian who filmed a young Indian pupil “being deported from Newark Airport” connected Sunday night. Mr. Jain said the student, who appeared to beryllium from Haryana, was “handcuffed, crying, treated similar a criminal”. “He came chasing dreams, not causing harm. As an NRI, I felt helpless and heartbroken. This is simply a quality tragedy,” helium added.
Visuals of shackled Indian citizens were circulated erstwhile respective 100 Indians were repatriated from the U.S. earlier this twelvemonth successful peculiar flights. “From January 2025 till date, a full of 388 Indian nationals person been deported to India from the United States. Of these, 333 Indian nationals, aft verification, were deported to India straight from the United States. Separately, the U.S. deported 55 Indian nationals done Panama,” External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had said successful reply to a question successful the Rajya Sabha connected March 13.
Published - June 10, 2025 10:11 p.m. IST
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