US embassy in India issues warning for travellers

The US embassy in India has issued a stern warning to travelers following President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants.

“If you remain in the United States beyond your authorized period of stay, you could be deported and could face a permanent ban on traveling to the United States in the future,” the embassy said.

Trump has vowed to deport "millions" of undocumented migrants in his second term, after running an election campaign that focused on illegal immigration.

Last month, a federal judge blocked Trump's administration from quickly revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti.

The ruling by district judge Indira Talwani in Boston is the latest order against Trump's rapid push to carry out mass deportations, particularly targeting Latin Americans.

In March, the administration said it was moving to revoke the legal status of some 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who came to the United States under a "parole" program initially launched by former president Joe Biden in October 2022.

"The court grants emergency relief staying the Termination of Parole Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans," Talwani wrote in her order.

Earlier this month, US federal immigration agents arrested 1,120 people across Florida in what officials called the largest coordinated immigration enforcement operation ever conducted in the state.

About 63 percent of those arrested during the six-day “Operation Tidal Wave” had existing criminal charges or convictions, according to a statement from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Most were from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Venezuela.

Trump campaigned on a promise to carry out the largest deportation effort in US history. Since January, ICE has made 66,000 arrests and deported roughly 65,600 people, according to ICE.

With inputs from AFP and Bloomberg