US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Indian Travel Agents, Agencies Facilitating Illegal Migration

In a recent crackdown to curb unlawful migration from India to the United States, the Donald Trump management is now taking motion in opposition to trip brokers and businesses facilitating unlawful migration. This comes months after the United States deported loads of Indians who reached America illegally.

“The Department of State is taking steps today to impose visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies based and operating in India for knowingly facilitating illegal immigration to the United States. Mission India’s Consular Affairs and Diplomatic Security Service work every day across our Embassy and Consulates to actively identify and target those engaged in facilitating illegal immigration and human smuggling and trafficking operations,” it mentioned.

The US Department of State mentioned that it is going to proceed to take such movements in long run as smartly. “We will continue to take steps to impose visa restrictions against owners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies to cut off alien smuggling networks. Our immigration policy aims not only to inform foreign nationals about the dangers of illegal immigration to the United States but also to hold accountable individuals who violate our laws, including facilitators of illegal immigration,” it mentioned.

The US State Department mentioned that imposing US immigration regulations and insurance policies is significant to upholding the guideline of legislation and protective Americans. “This visa restriction policy is global and even applies to individuals who otherwise qualify for the Visa Waiver Program.  These actions are taken pursuant to section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,” it mentioned.

The United States embassy positioned in New Delhi has persistently used its social media platforms to advise Indian voters touring to the United States in opposition to last within the nation past their accepted length of keep. These posts explicitly warning that overstaying will lead to deportation and a life-time prohibition from long run access into the United States.