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CRPF Jawan’s Wife, J&K Constable Among Possible Pakistan Deportees

CRPF Jawan’s Wife, J&K Constable Among Possible Pakistan Deportees

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Last Updated:April 29, 2025, 22:41 IST The 60 deportees comprise wives and children of ex-militants, who returned to the valley under the 2010 rehabilitation policy for former ultras. A Pakistani national, who married a jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force, has been sent back from Jammu for deportation to Pakistan. (Photo: PTI file) The wife of a CPRF jawan, and a Jammu and Kashmir Police constable are on the list of authorities who would be deported to Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. A Pakistani national, who married a jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force, has been sent back from Jammu for deportation to Pakistan. The list also includes a police constable, Iftikhar Ali, who has been detained at the police station. In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack last week, the Centre announced a slew of measures, including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, downgrading diplomatic relations with Islamabad, and ordering all Pakistanis on short-term visas to leave India by April 27 or face action. The 60 deportees …

Venezuela minister says no Tren de Aragua members among US deportees

Venezuela minister says no Tren de Aragua members among US deportees

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By Vivian Sequera Venezuela minister says no Tren de Aragua members among US deportees CARACAS -Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Friday that none of the hundreds of Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to a Salvadoran prison is a member of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua criminal gang, the reason Washington gave for expelling them. “I believe with absolute responsibility that not a single one appears on the organizational chart of the now-extinct Tren de Aragua organization, not a single one,” Cabello said on a podcast, saying he had names of the deportees from U.S. media and his own source. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked an obscure wartime law to deport rapidly people who were, according to the White House, members of the Venezuelan gang, which Washington has declared a terrorist group and alien enemy. Despite a judge quickly blocking the measure, Trump’s administration deported more than 200 Venezuelans – 137 under the wartime act – to El Salvador where they are being detained in the country’s massive anti-terrorism prison, for a year …

Why a Bathinda amusement park found mention in CM Bhagwant Mann’s speech on deportees | Chandigarh News

Why a Bathinda amusement park found mention in CM Bhagwant Mann’s speech on deportees | Chandigarh News

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With the US deporting hundreds of illegal Indian immigrants this month, including several from Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been advocating for the rehabilitation of the deportees and urging youngsters not to move abroad but to create opportunities within the state itself. Last week, Mann cited the example of an amusement park in Bathinda to make his point. “There are a group of people in Burj Hari who have started a project at Lehra Bega. They dropped the idea of settling abroad. We will let these deportees meet them and see,” Mann said at Sardulgarh, adding that the project had employed around 550 people. The project? Punjoy, an amusement park spread across 20 acres in Lehra Bega village in Bathinda district. An initiative of seven friends, including two NRIs, the park was set up in May last year, with an investment of approximately Rs 150 crore, after a plan to move to Canada in 2019 fell through due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Story continues below this ad “In 2019, my children, a boy and …

Mann assures support to US deportees, tells them to stay and work in Punjab

Mann assures support to US deportees, tells them to stay and work in Punjab

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Feb 22, 2025 09:03 PM IST Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann assured full support to the youth recently deported from the US, promising opportunities for their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. He encouraged them to stay and work in Punjab, pointing out that over 51,000 youth have secured government jobs in the state. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann assured full support to the youth recently deported from the US, promising opportunities for their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. He encouraged them to stay and work in Punjab, pointing out that over 51,000 youth have secured government jobs in the state. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann inaugurating a new Sub-Divisional Complex in Bhawanigarh on Saturday. (HT Photo) He stated this after inaugurating a new Sub-Divisional Complex in Bhawanigarh built at a cost of ₹6 crore, aimed at improving public services for the locals. He said that strict action would be taken against illegal travel agents who misled people into going abroad illegally, leading to the recent deportations. He also reaffirmed his government’s tough …

Costa Rica becomes a stopover for US deportees, minors and families, sparking human rights concerns

Costa Rica becomes a stopover for US deportees, minors and families, sparking human rights concerns

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MEXICO CITY — A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, half of them minors, from various countries was set to land Thursday in Costa Rica, making it the second Latin American nation to serve as a stopover as U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s administration steps up deportations. Costa Rica becomes a stopover for US deportees, minors and families, sparking human rights concerns Upon arrival, the migrants will be bused from Costa Rica’s capital to a rural holding facility near the Panama border, where they will wait up to 30 days to be flown back to their countries of origin, said Omer Badilla, Costa Rica’s deputy minister of the interior and police. The U.S. government will cover the costs. The arrangement is part of a deal the Trump administration struck with Costa Rica during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit earlier this month. Similar agreements were reached with a handful of Latin American nations, but the concept of using third countries as deportation layovers has drawn strong criticism from human rights advocates. Beyond the conditions of their …

Indian deportees from U.S. arrive in Panama

Indian deportees from U.S. arrive in Panama

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Migrants deported from the U.S. gesture as they look out the window of the Decapolis Hotel where they are temporarily staying in Panama City, on February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Panama has informed India about the safe arrival of a group of Indians deported from the U.S. and the Indian mission in the country is working closely with the host government to ensure their wellbeing after obtaining consular access to them. The Embassy of India in Panama, Costa Rica & Nicaragua took to ‘X’ on Thursday (February 20, 2025) to share the information but did not provide data on the number of Indians arriving in Panama. The group of Indians is part of a larger group of 299 migrants sent to Panama by the U.S. government. Panamanian authorities have informed us that a group of Indians have reached Panama from US They are safe and secure at a Hotel with all essential facilities Embassy team has obtained consular access We are working closely with the host Government to ensure their wellbeing pic.twitter.com/fdFT82YVhS — …

Mann inspects govt complexes, assures support to US deportees

Mann inspects govt complexes, assures support to US deportees

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Feb 18, 2025 08:00 PM IST On the issue of deportees, Mann said the state government stands by those who have been recently deported from the US. He said the state government will provide them with opportunities for rehabilitation. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann conducted surprise inspections of the newly constructed Sub-Tehsil Complex in Cheema (Sangrur) and Tehsil Complex in Sardulgarh (Mansa) on Tuesday. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann conducted surprise inspections of the newly constructed Sub-Tehsil Complex in Cheema (Sangrur) and Tehsil Complex in Sardulgarh (Mansa) on Tuesday. (HT Photo) The visit aimed at ensuring a smooth, hassle-free delivery of citizen-centric services. During the visit, Mann interacted with locals, receiving positive feedback on government services. He clarified that the inspections were not for fault-finding but to improve office operations and ensure efficiency. The CM also inspected the ongoing work at the under-construction hospital coming up in the area. In Sardulgarh, Mann highlighted the government’s focus on sectors like health, education, power, employment, and infrastructure development. On the issue of deportees, Mann said the state …

Indians from third batch of US deportees reach Ahmedabad from Amritsar | Latest News India

Indians from third batch of US deportees reach Ahmedabad from Amritsar | Latest News India

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Two flights with 33 undocumented Indian migrants who were deported from the US landed at Ahmedabad airport from Amritsar on Monday. Immigrants deported from the United States of America, being escorted after they arrived at the airport, in Ahmedabad, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025.(PTI) While three immigrants—two from Mehsana and one from Gandhinagar district—arrived around 12 noon, 30 others landed on another flight at around 2 pm, said Airport Police Station inspector SG Khambhla. The deportees were escorted by police vehicles deployed at the airport. “Soon after they arrived at the Ahmedabad airport, the 33 immigrants, including children, were transported to their respective native places in Gujarat in police vehicles,” said Inspector SG Khambhla. Also read | ‘Faced crocodiles, beard forcibly trimmed’: Sikh deportee recounts donkey route to US The arrival of 33 individuals in Gujarat takes the total number of deported residents from the state to 74 since the first deportation flight landed on February 6. These individuals are part of the third batch of illegal Indian immigrants deported by US President Donald Trump’s administration. …

Top Sikh Body Slams US Authorities For Not Allowing Some Deportees To Wear Turban

Top Sikh Body Slams US Authorities For Not Allowing Some Deportees To Wear Turban

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Chandigarh: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Sunday strongly condemned US authorities for allegedly not allowing Sikh deportees, who were part of the second batch of illegal Indian immigrants brought from America, to wear their turbans. The SGPC statement came after some visuals appeared on social media showing Sikh deportees without turbans while completing their immigration formalities at the Amritsar airport. A US military aircraft carrying 116 illegal Indian immigrants landed at the Amritsar airport late Saturday night, with one deportee claiming they were handcuffed with their legs chained during the journey. The fresh batch of deportees included 65 immigrants from Punjab, 33 from Haryana and eight from Gujarat. SGPC officials, who were deputed for providing ‘langar’ and bus service for deportees on Saturday night at the airport, provided ‘dastar’ (turban) to Sikh deportees. One of the Sikh deportees also claimed that when they landed at the Amritsar airport, they were not wearing turbans. He said that when they entered the US illegally, they were asked to remove their turbans. SGPC general secretary Gurcharan Singh …

US plane carrying third batch of 112 Indian deportees lands at Amritsar airport

US plane carrying third batch of 112 Indian deportees lands at Amritsar airport

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Image Source : PTI Relatives wait outside the airport ahead of the second batch of immigrants arrival from the US, in Amritsar Indians deported from the US: A US military aircraft carrying 112 Indians landed at Amritsar airport late Sunday night, marking the third such flight deporting individuals amid the Donald Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. As per the sources, the plane landed at the airport at 10:03 pm.  Among the 112 deportees, 44 are from Haryana, 33 from Gujarat, 31 from Punjab, two from Uttar Pradesh, and one each from Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, said sources. Some families of the deportees have arrived at the airport. The deportees will be permitted to return home after completing all formalities, including immigration procedures, verification, and background checks.   Necessary arrangements have been made for their transportation to their respective destinations. Plane carrying 116 Indian deportees from US lands at Amritsar Airport As the US authorities undertake a crackdown on illegal immigration under President Donald Trump, a plane carrying the second batch of 116 Indian deportees landed at the Amritsar …