{"id":191477,"date":"2025-12-30T20:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=191477"},"modified":"2025-12-30T20:42:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:42:52","slug":"us-warns-indians-of-significant-criminal-penalties-for-illegal-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/12\/30\/us-warns-indians-of-significant-criminal-penalties-for-illegal-migration.html","title":{"rendered":"US warns Indians of \u2018significant criminal penalties\u2019 for illegal migration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"New Delhi: The United States Embassy in India has warned Indian nationals of \u201csignificant criminal penalties\u201d for illegally migrating to the US and breaking its laws.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, relations between Washington and New Delhi have become strained over the course of the year, due to US President Donald Trump\u2019s sweeping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods and India\u2019s discomfort over US engagement with Pakistan after the May conflict between the two South Asian rivals.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, the US Embassy in India posted a message today reading, \u201cIf you break US law, you will be punished with significant criminal penalties. The Trump Administration is committed to ending illegal immigration to the United States and protecting our nation\u2019s borders and our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since taking office in January this year, Trump has vowed to crack down on illegal immigration in the US, rolling out policies and enacting mass deportations through 2025.<\/p>\n

In February, a US military aircraft carried 104 deported Indians and landed in Amritsar. Although illegal Indian immigrants have been deported home by previous US administrations, it was the first time Washington used a military aircraft for the purpose.<\/p>\n

In addition to deportations, Washington has made it harder for immigrants to obtain visas. In September, Trump ordered a $100,000 fee for H-1B skilled worker visas. H-1B visas allow companies to sponsor foreign workers with specialised skills \u2014 such as scientists, engineers, and computer programmers \u2014 to work in the United States, initially for three years, but extendable to six years.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s leading trade body Nasscom said the timeline for implementing the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas for high-tech workers in the United States was a \u201cconcern\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: The United States Embassy in India has warned Indian nationals of \u201csignificant criminal penalties\u201d for illegally migrating to the US and breaking its laws. According to Kashmir Media Service, relations between Washington and New Delhi have become strained over the course of the year, due to US President Donald Trump\u2019s sweeping 50 per …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":191478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-191477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t