You are the highest priority for us: India issues ‘Demarche’ to American Embassy for the detention of students in the US

New Delhi, Feb 2: “We are on it! The welfare of the detained students in the US is the highest priority for us.” With this trust, India issued ‘Demarche’ to the American Embassy in New Delhi for the detention of students in the US.

The government of India continues to closely monitor and take proactive measures to address the situation arising out of the detention of several Indian students in connection with their enrollment in a fraudulent university in the United States.

 

A demarche was made to the Embassy of the United States in New Delhi by the Ministry of External Affairs.

In the official statement, the Main concern of the External Affairs Ministry is the dignity and well-being of the detained students and the need for immediate consular access for Indian officials to the detainees were reiterated.

On this issues steps taken by Ministry includes, visiting several detention centers throughout the U.S. to extend consular assistance to detained students, being touch with the representatives of the Indian community and their associations to gather more information about detainees, for legal help provision of guidance and assistance, and assistance from the Indian community has also been mobilized to provide legal support to those who seek

Ministry underlined that students, who may have been duped into enrolling in the ‘University’ should be treated differently from those recruiters who have duped them. Ministry urged the U.S. side to share full details and regular updates of the students with the Government, to release them from detention at the earliest and not to resort to deportation against their will.

On this demarche, American Embassy replied, “We can confirm that the Embassy received a demarche from Ministry of External Affairs about Indian citizens detained in the United States this week”.

The government of India and the Indian Embassy and Consulates in the United States attach the highest priority to the welfare of the detained students and will continue to work with the U.S. authorities and other stakeholders to address the issue.