Dr Abhishek Singhvi said that Section 14 empowers the government to shut down any premises frequented by foreigners, without evidence, without charge and with no specified thresholds for invocation. New Delhi: While the country’s attention was focused on the Waqf Act and US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the government has passed the new Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, one of India’s foremost Supreme Court lawyers and Congress Rajya Sabha MP, says it is “unconstitutional, un-Indian and Orwellian”. He said, “It criminalises the idea of foreignness” because it is “a licence to harass, detain and deport without rhyme, reason or remedy.” In an interview with Karan Thapar for ‘The Wire’ to discuss the Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025, Dr Singhvi said, “This Act is not about managing immigration; it’s about institutionalising unchecked authority and normalising Kafkaesque imagery and Orwellian control.”   However, Dr Singhvi’s fears go further. He said, “Today (this Act) targets suspicious foreigners. Tomorrow it may turn inward. The shadow it casts will not stop at the border.” Perhaps the most …