ZYTHI WORLD ANALYSIS

  Since January 2025, the US has deported about 1,080 Indian nationals, and 62% of them were repatriated on routine flights, which is a substantial surge in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement. This is supported by a new order from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that instructed US embassies worldwide to postpone scheduling new student visa interviews, a signal of a larger effort to clamp down on visa policies through greater social media vetting. For Indian students, the biggest cohort of foreign students in America, these changes have brought uncertainty, fear, and uncertainty about the future of their American dream. This article cuts through the nitty-gritty of these policies, their implications, and what they portend for Indian students and the broader U.S.-India relationship. A Surge in Deportations The deportations of more than 1,000 Indian citizens since January 2025 exemplify the aggressive immigration policy of the Trump administration. According to the repo...

  As part of a series of high-stakes actions in U.S. immigration policy, the Supreme Court has again put the brakes on President Donald Trump's aggressive attempt to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members under the little-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The ruling, coupled with allegations that the Trump administration was in contempt of court and an eleventh-hour proposal by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to produce a reality television show in which immigrants compete for citizenship, is used to demonstrate the polarizing and chaotic nature of immigration enforcement in 2025. Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Application of Wartime Provision The U.S. Supreme Court on May 17, 2025, in a 7-2 ruling, denied the Trump administration's attempt to revive deportations of Venezuelan migrants who were arrested in the north Texas region under the Alien Enemies Act. This 18th-century statute, applied for decades only during wartime to arrest or deport nationals of belligere...