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The Ministry of External Affairs insisted on Friday that India would take illegal migrants back if their nationaility could be verified. The development came amid a massive crackdown in the US . Authorities in the western nation have arrested 538 migrants and deported hundreds in a mass operation just days into the Donald Trump administration.
“We are against illegal immigration, especially because it is linked to several forms of organised crime. For Indians not just in the United States, but anywhere in the world, if they are Indian nationals and they are overstaying, or they are in a particular country without proper documentation, we will take them back provided documents are shared with us so that we can verify their nationality and that they are indeed Indians. If that happens to be the case we will take things forward and facilitate their return to India,” assured MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
(With inputs from agencies)