These individuals who’re staying illegally within the US or have dedicated visa fraud can be held accountable, the nation’s embassy in India mentioned on Saturday.
The US Embassy in a short assertion on X additionally mentioned if anybody breaks the US regulation, they are going to be punished with “vital felony penalties”.
“Those that are in the USA illegally or commit visa fraud can be held accountable. In the event you break U.S. regulation, you can be punished with vital felony penalties,” the embassy mentioned in its publish.
The embassy’s assertion comes in opposition to the backdrop of an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration in California’s Los Angeles not too long ago.
The US Embassy in India has issued a collection of statements as regards to visa and immigration through the course of this month.
The embassy had earlier on June 19 mentioned {that a} US visa is “a privilege, not a proper” and its screening doesn’t cease after a visa has been issued and authorities might revoke it if one breaks the regulation.
The embassy had additionally mentioned that utilizing unlawful medicine or breaking any US legal guidelines whereas on a pupil or customer visa could make one ineligible for future visa.
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Earlier this month, the US Embassy in India additionally issued statements, underlining that whereas folks travelling legally to America have been welcome, unlawful entry or abuse of visas received’t be tolerated by the nation.
The US “won’t tolerate” those that facilitate unlawful and mass immigration to the nation, its embassy right here had mentioned on June 16.
The embassy had additionally mentioned the USA has “established new visa restrictions” focusing on overseas authorities officers and others who achieve this.