3 lakh Indians in U.S. at deportation risk

Nearly three lakh Indian-Americans are likely to be impacted by the Trump administration’s sweeping pla-ns that put the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation.

U.S. President Donald Trump has laid the groundwork for potentially deporting millions of undocumented immigrants by issuing new guidelines.

“The Department no longer will exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an enforcement memo.

“Department personnel have full authority to arrest or apprehend an alien whom an immigration officer has probable cause to believe is in violation of the immigration laws,” the memo said.

The emphasis is on criminal aliens but opens up the door for others too. As per unofficial figures, Indian-Americans account for nearly 3,00,000 illegal aliens.

The DHS has issued two enforcement memos, which among other things, tighten deportation of illegal immigrants.The emphasis is on criminal aliens though, but opens up the door for others too. As per unofficial figures, Indian-Americans account for nearly 3,00,000 illegal aliens.