India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar On January 22 said that India is firmly opposed to illegal migration amid US President Donald Trump’s push on the issue. Jaishankar said that New Delhi is open to the return of illegal Indian migrants in the US back to India.

The minister was responding to a query on news reports that India is working with the Trump administration for the deportation of some 1,80,000 Indians in the US

Jaishankar, who arrived in the US to attend Trump's inauguration, said India was firmly opposed to illegal mobility and illegal migration

S. Jaishankar, has clarified India's stance, saying that New Delhi is open to the "legitimate return" of Indian nationals living 'illegally' abroad, including in the US.

We want Indian talent and Indian skills to have the maximum opportunity at the global level. At the same time, we are also very firmly opposed to illegal mobility and illegal migration, says EAM.

India has always been open to legitimate return of undocumented Indians to their country, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday, noting that New Delhi is still in the process of ver

Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed irregular migration with EAM S Jaishankar, who reiterated India's stance on legal and illegal mobility. Jaishankar highlighted delays in visas for Indian nationals affecting bilateral relations.