The ax of exile is hanging on about 1.4 million illegal migrants who once had an American dream. The message is clear: Action on the boundaries of Donald Trump administration and his pledge to send back any person who illegally enter the US, the message is clear: the dream was a bad dream in waiting; That they will be sent back to the planes.
Illegal routes for the US include neglect threats, one can only get a glimpse on adventure shows and documentaries. Illegal entry into another country involves paying millions to human smugglers and “protection money” to the drug mafia. Many people are raped and those who are unable to pay are killed. The next obstacles are dense and inhuman forests and diseases that do not leave everyone.
Known as the ‘Donkey’ route in the Indian subcontinent, this is not an easy way. Neither does it guarantee an American dream, but a lifetime trauma.
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If all immigrants manage to reach the country of their choice, most Britain returns to the US in the 1980s and in the last decade, they should explain to an immigration judge why they should not be sent back. This is difficult and many people claim a danger to come back home to search for refugees on humanitarian grounds. This is not 100% success rate.
Who is deported?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) is the patron of exile process. According to the ICE, the US can detain non-citizens and violate its visa, which participates in criminal acts, and is a threat to public safety.
Illegal trafficking is done by agents without immigrants crossing border or legitimate documents, they are first detained and taken to a detention center. They live there until they produce before the Immigration Court, which is under the Department of Justice. The court then reviews whether the immigrant wants refuge and based on the situation, it orders to remove.
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Before their exile, they can also choose the option of voluntary departure at their own expense. In some cases, some non-citizens are also done without accelerating the removal.
After the removal order, the US government sends back the migrants – by air in most cases. In earlier cases, the US has used chartered aircraft to deport migrants, while the latest military transport aircraft.
Which is not exiled
Some immigrants can apply for asylum and are allowed to live in the US if they manage to convince the judge that they face risk for life if they return home. However, very few shelter cases are entertained.
Some can secure a temporary protected position (TPS) when it is unsafe to their return. However, only a handful of countries are designated for TPS. As of March 31, 2024, according to the US Immigration Council, around 863,880 are living with TPS in the US.
Strong action for childhood arrival (DACA) helps delay the exile of some immigrants who had illegally entered the US with children.
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The ice can also leave some immigrants who are not in compulsory custody if they believe that they are not considered a public risk.
According to an official document accessed by Fox News, at least 1.44 million immigrants are accompanied by the final orders to remove the snow “with the final orders of” non-determined doors “. About 18,000 of them are Indians and other 38,000 are from China. A large part – over 200,000 each – are from middle and Latin American countries such as Honduras, Guatemala, Al Salvador and Mexico.
India on exile
In an FAQ section on its website, the Ministry of External Affairs of India says that exile is done when a foreign violation of immigration laws in another country. In most cases, it says, the Indian consulate will not be able to intervene to prevent such exile.
“However, in cases where Indian national related mistakes cannot be made or they feel that they are being excluded incorrectly, it can be brought to the notice of the Indian Embassy or Consulate, so that it is of local immigration officers To be taken together, “according to the ministry.
Criticism and response
On Wednesday, an American military jet returned 104 Indian migrants, who had illegally entered the US. A video shared by the US border officer featured Indians with handcuffs and their legs were packed in the aircraft. Due to this, the opposition was criticized in Parliament on Thursday, the way Indian migrants came back in chain.
Responding to them, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that this is in the collective interest of the country to encourage legal mobility and discourage illegal movement. “It is the responsibility of all countries to take back their citizens if they are found illegally alive abroad,” they told the Rajya Sabha.
He also shared the figures of Indians exempted from other countries every year since 2009 and said that exile has been taking place for many years and the process is not new.
