Overview

• India’s external affairs ministry formally raised the incident with the US Embassy in New Delhi, and its consulate in New York has asked Port Authority officials to clarify the student’s detention circumstances.
• The US Embassy in India reiterated that it welcomes legitimate travellers but will not tolerate illegal entry, visa abuse or breaches of US immigration law.
• Footage from Newark Liberty International Airport shows Port Authority officers handcuffing and pinning a distressed Indian student to the floor before he was loaded onto a deportation flight.
• Indian-American witness Kunal Jain said 3–4 similar cases of students being deported and treated like criminals have emerged each day under the current US immigration crackdown.
• The incident has prompted anger among the Indian diaspora and criticism from opposition leaders who say New Delhi must do more to safeguard its citizens abroad.