The US state department on Monday announced visa restrictions on owners and officials of travel agencies in India who have knowingly facilitated illegal immigration to the United States, the latest in a series of steps by Washington aimed at tackling the issue.
The US state department said in a statement that it was taking steps to impose visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies based and operating in India for knowingly facilitating illegal immigration to the United States.
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.
