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Judge won't block IRS from sharing tax data to identify, deport US migrants

A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the US. In a win for the Trump administration, US District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by nonprofit groups. They argued that undocumented immigrants who pay taxes are entitled to the same privacy protections as U.S. citizens and immigrants who are legally in the country. Friedrich, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, had previously refused to grant a temporary order in the case. The decision comes less than a month after former acting IRS commissioner Melanie Krause resigned over the deal allowing ICE to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the US illegally to the IRS for cross-verification against tax records. The plaintiffs are disappointed in the Court's denial of our preliminary injunction, but the case i

Five Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Navi Mumbai for staying illegally

Five Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested from a locality in Navi Mumbai for allegedly staying in the country without valid documents, police said on Tuesday. A team from the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) of Navi Mumbai Police raided a premises at Karanjade in Panvel on Sunday morning and found six Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, living there, a police spokesperson said. He said five were taken into custody after preliminary verification of their immigration status. "Three of the accused overstayed in India even after their visas had expired, while the other two had entered the country illegally without any valid travel documents or permissions," the official said. He said investigations revealed that the accused had managed to fraudulently acquire Indian identity documents, including Aadhaar and PAN cards and voter IDs. Three accused had even secured Indian passports, he added. The official said an FIR has been registered at the Panvel Town police station ag

Over 100 immigrants detained at illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado

More than 100 immigrants suspected of being in the US illegally were taken into custody early on Sunday following a federal raid at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, authorities said. Video posted online by the Drug Enforcement Administration showed agents announcing their presence outside the building and ordering patrons to leave with their hands up. Other videos showed dozens of people fleeing the building through its entrance after federal agents smashed a window. Later, dozens of suspects were shown in handcuffs standing on a sidewalk waiting to be transported. During his second stint as US president, Donald Trump's unprecedented campaign of immigration enforcement has pushed the limits of executive power, and he has clashed with federal judges trying to restrain him. The crackdown has included detaining more than 1,000 international college students, some of whom have seen their legal status restored, at least temporarily. The policies have slowed

Over 1,000 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants detained during Gujarat crackdown

In Surat, an overnight combing operation carried out jointly by SOG, DCB, AHTU, PCB, and local police resulted in the detention of more than 100 Bangladeshi nationals

'Farmers can help bring back undocumented workers legally', says Trump

US President has proposed allowing undocumented farm and hotel workers to return legally if backed by their employers. The plan involves these workers to leave the US and re-enter through legal route

37 people arrested after immigration raid at Washington roofing company

Federal immigration agents arrested 37 people Wednesday during a raid at a roofing business in northern Washington. Officers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and Border Patrol arrived at Mt. Baker Roofing's warehouse around 7:30 am in Bellingham, a city near the Canadian border. They (law enforcement) arrived wielding their guns like they were going to shoot us, like we were criminals, Tomas Fuerte told Cascadia Daily News, speaking in Spanish. They corralled us into a room in the back of the building. They had a list and pictures of everyone who was undocumented and took them away. The people detained were taken away in two buses, Fuerte said, adding that he has never seen such a raid in his 12 years at the company. ICE spokesperson David Yost said in a statement that the officers executed a federal search warrant based on an ongoing criminal investigation into the unlawful employment of aliens without legal work authorizati

24,000+ removed from UK; illegal immigration makes me angry: PM Starmer

Starmer said the UK was no longer "a soft touch," adding, "No more gimmicks, no empty promises, just serious action for British security"

NIA arrests key accused involved in human trafficking to US via dunki route

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key accused allegedly involved in sending a man illegally to the US via the infamous 'dunki' route. The term 'dunki', believed to have originated from the word "donkey", refers to an illegal pathway that immigrants take to enter countries like the United States without proper documentation. Their risky and arduous travel is usually facilitated by a human-trafficking syndicate. Accused Gagandeep Singh alias Goldie, a resident of west Delhi's Tilak Nagar, has been arrested by the NIA, an official statement said on Sunday. Goldie was allegedly paid around Rs 45 lakh by a victim from Punjab's Tarn Taran district for illegal immigration, it said. The victim was sent to the US via the 'dunki' route in December 2024, the statement issued by the NIA said. He was deported to India by US authorities on February 15 and had thereafter filed a complaint against the accused "agent". The case was originally registered by the Punjab Police a

NIA arrests key accused in human trafficking case via 'dunki' route

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a key accused involved in sending a man illegally to the US via 'dunki' route. Gagandeep Singh alias Goldie of west Delhi's Tilak Nagar was nabbed here. The victim, who hail from Tarn Taran district of Punjab, was deported back to India earlier this month, NIA said in a statement. He was sent to US via the infamous dunki route in December 2024, it said. The term 'dunki,' which is believed to have originated from the word "donkey," refers to an illegal pathway that immigrants take to enter countries like the US without proper documentation. Their risky and arduous travel is usually facilitated by human trafficking syndicate. The victim in this case had paid around Rs 45 Lakh to the accused agent for the illegal immigration, as per his complaint. The victim was deported to India by the US authorities on February 15. He filed a complaint against the agent after the deportation. The case was originally registered by the Punja

Indians not forced to remove turbans during deportation by US: Centre

The Ministry of External Affairs said it remains engaged with the US side regarding humane treatment of immigrants during deportation operations

'Nazis treated better than Venezuelans deported by Trump admin': US judge

A US judge blasted the Trump administration, stating that Nazis had more legal rights to contest removal than Venezuelans deported under a rarely used 18th-century law

Delhi Police bust racket aiding illegal settlement of Bangladeshis

The Delhi Police has busted a syndicate involved in facilitating the illegal entry and settlement of Bangladeshi nationals in the national capital, an official said on Friday. Three Bangladeshi immigrants along with their Indian facilitator have been arrested, exposing an organised network that exploited forged documents to evade detection, the Delhi Police said in a statement. The arrested people include the kingpin, Md Iqbal Hossain, who operated as Farhan Khan in India. He was apprehended from the Nehru Place area, the statement said. "Investigations revealed that he possessed both a Bangladeshi passport and an illegally acquired Indian passport. Despite already being married in Bangladesh, he fraudulently married an Indian woman from Madhya Pradesh by posing as an Indian citizen through a matrimonial website," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Crime) Aditya Gautam in the statement said. Two other Bangladeshi nationals identified as Razeeb Miyan and Md Momin Badsha were also

What is CBP Home app, Trump's new tool for self-deportation in the US?

The Trump administration launched the CBP Home App as a measure to facilitate the removal of millions of undocumented immigrants from the US

'Illegal border crossings at lowest ever': Trump in US Congress address

Drawing a comparison with former President Joe Biden, Donald Trump claimed that under the former's presidency, there were hundreds of thousands of illegal crossings a month

Dehyping Western lifestyles: Bridging gap between expectation and reality

India would be failing in its duty to its future migrants if it does not do anything to de-market unrealistic aspirations and impossible dreams

Why illegal recruitment agents across India get away with human trafficking

States failing to investigate and prosecute networks that dupe and exploit the vulnerable

Govt plans Rs 5 lakh fine, up to 5 yr jail for illegal entry under new bill

India plans to tighten its immigration laws with the proposed Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025. Foreign nationals entering without valid documents could face up to five years in jail and a fine

Second US plane with 119 Indians to land in Amritsar on Feb 15, next on 16

This comes just days after a US military aircraft brought back 104 illegal Indian immigrants to Amritsar on February 5, 2025

US takes offer, deports 119 migrants from diverse nationalities to Panama

Panama has received the first US flight carrying deportees from other nations as the Trump administration takes Panama up on its offer to act as a stopover for expelled migrants, the Central American nation's president said Thursday. Yesterday a flight from the United States Air Force arrived with 119 people from diverse nationalities of the world, President Jos Ral Mulino said Thursday in his weekly press briefing. He said there were migrants from China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan aboard. The president said it was the first of three planned flights that were expected to total about 360 people. It's not something massive, he said. The migrants were expected to be moved to a shelter in Panama's Darien region before being returned to their countries, Mulino said. Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Mulino in Panama. While US President Donald Trump's demands to retake control of the Panama Canal dominated the visit, Mulino also discussed Panama's efforts to

Kharge slams govt over US' deportations of Indians ahead of Trump-Modi meet

Instead of sending Indians on a regular passenger flight, why were they sent on a goods flight, this means PM Modi's friend (Trump) is treating our people like slaves, Kharge added