US Announces Visa Restrictions On Indian Travel Agencies Facilitating Illegal Immigration

There was no immediate word on how many individuals and travel agencies would be impacted by the move, with the US state department signalling its intention to hold accountable people who violate American laws, including “facilitators of illegal immigration”.

The move comes in the wake of the deportation of more than 300 Indians from the US in three military flights early this year – the first time that Washington used military aircraft for such an operation – and the deportation of some 50 Indians to Panama.

There was no immediate response from Indian officials to the measure announced by the US state department on Monday.