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Nearly 100 Indians held at 2 US Immigration detention centres

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]India’s embassy in the US says it has established contact with two immigration detention centres where nearly 100 Indians, mostly from Punjab, are being held for illegally entering the country through its southern border.
The embassy says a consular official has visited a facility in the northwestern state of Oregon.
As for the other facility in the southern border state of New Mexico, where officials say 40 to 45 Indians are being held, the Indian embassy says a consular visit is scheduled.
“We are monitoring the situation,” the foreign mission said.
According to officials, around 40-42 Indians are at a federal detention centre in the Southern American State of New Mexico while 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs and Christians, are held in Oregon. The embassy says a consular official has visited a facility in the northwestern state of Oregon.
“Most of the detainees are from Punjab. They’ve been held for illegal entry through the US border with Mexico. Under President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy, over 2,340 children were parted from their parents in just 35 days in May and June at the southern border, Reuters reported.
Twitter Ads info and privacy American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a non-profit, says legal teams were denied access to the Oregon facility. It says 121 people — including the Indians — are being held there. Jai Singh, a field organizer at the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, says the number is 123. The majority of them, he says, are South Asians who speak Hindi or Punjabi.”As reported in the Oregonian, several identified themselves as Sikhs or Christians fleeing religious persecution. These detainees are isolated, have limited access to interpretation, and are at risk of abuse in the current housing prison arrangement,” he says.
President Donald Trump’s new zero-tolerance policy prosecutes and parts families of anyone unauthorised to enter the country, including people leaving their native country as political refugees to seek asylum protection.
Satnam Singh Chahal, of the North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), said that thousands of Indians, with an overwhelming majority of them being from Punjab, are languishing in jails in the US.
According to information obtained by NAPA through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) between three years of 2013, 2014 and 2015, more than 27,000 Indians were apprehended at the US border. Of these, over 4,000 were women and 350 were children.
He urged the Punjab government to strictly enforce human trafficking laws that have been passed by the State Assembly in recent years. According to immigration attorney Akansha Kalra, the largest numbers of Indians who enter the US illegally are from Punjab and Gujarat.
Sharing her experience from her practice at an event organised by the Hindu American Foundation early this week, Kalra said that young Indians in the 20s are crossing the border, PTI reported.
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Video of Sikh shopkeeper fending off robbers in London goes viral, users laud the shopkeeper | Watch
The Sikh man can be seen alarming and screaming at the masked men as they run out of the store and lurk on the gate in a bid to intimidate. However, the Sikh man then can be seen rushing towards his cabinet and pulling out a cricket bat which made the robbers flee.

A video has been making rounds on the internet where a Sikh shopkeeper can be seen fending away men trying to rob his shop. The video is reported to be from a shop in London. The video, so far has been viewed by 61 thousand people.
In the video, several masked men can be seen entering and browsing through the shop as the Sikh man approaches the counter. However, things take an awry turn as one of the masked men try to jump over the counter. The Sikh man can then be seen reaching for his Kirpan, after which the Robber’s retire.
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The Sikh man can be seen alarming and screaming at the masked men as they run out of the store and lurk on the gate in a bid to intimidate. However, the Sikh man then can be seen rushing towards his cabinet and pulling out a cricket bat.
Upon witnessing the Sikh shopkeeper pulling out a bat, the robbers flee from the place. He can then be seen rushing toward the gate to lock it in a bid to stop them from attacking again.
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Twitter user’s reaction
After the video of the incident went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the incident as one user wrote praised the Sikh man for being brave, implying that the Sikh man fending away 3 robbers from his shop is a brave act.
One user highlighted how the robber who tried to jump over the counter had a change of heart after witnnessing the Sikh man pulling out a weapon. The user further praised the Sikh man for his braveness.
One user wrote that the robbers fled even before the Sikh man could take out his Kirpan. The user further wrote claimed that the robbers must have thought that the Sikh man was armed and was pulling out a gun.
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Video of US couple feeding alligator grilled sandwich in Florida goes viral, users in splits | Watch
After feeding it, the man goes on to pick another piece of the grilled sandwich as he waits for the alligator to come back. The woman in the video can also be seen in an unfazed state as she continues to snack on the grilled sandwich that is left.

A bizarre video has come to light from the USA’s Florida where a couple can be seen feeding an alligator a grilled sandwich. The video was uploaded by a page named Onlyinfloridaa which usually shares videos of incidents that happen in Florida.
In the video, a man can be seen sitting in a stream with his partner as he goes on to offer a piece of grilled sandwich to an alligator, unfazed by the thought of getting eaten by the feral animal. The man can be seen feeding the alligator with the sandwich and then petting it as well.
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After feeding it, the man goes on to pick another piece of the grilled sandwich as he waits for the alligator to come back. The woman in the video can also be seen in an unfazed state as she continues to snack on the grilled sandwich that is left.
User’s reaction
After the video of the incident went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the incident as one user wrote and question if the woman was eating grilled cheese, implying that the Aligator might have spared the couple because of the grilled cheese sandwich they offered.
One user wrote and said that everyone believes that alligators associate people with food and further facetiously wrote that alligators must have thought that the couple is food and have come with appetizers.
One user wrote and said that they watched the whole video in hopes that they would see the alligator grip the couple and do the death roll that the feral animal is famous for.
One user wrote and said that their partner was asking to go out for a date and after watching this video, they know where to take their partner on the date. The user further termed the date to be very unique.
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Pakistan cannot afford bananas during Ramzan
Pakistan’s economic crisis is worsening with each passing day with prices of basic vegetables and fruits rising up continuously.

The world is aware of Pakistan’s economic crisis and it seems bananas can now only be eaten by affluent households in the country. The Banana Republic of Pakistan! Yes. This is how internet users named the country after bananas’ price skyrocketed to Rs 500 per dozen during Ramzan.
Pakistani journalist Naila Inayat took to Twitter to share a post that read that prices of bananas shoot to Rs.500/Dozen in Pakistan.
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Apart from bananas, prices of other fruits including grapes have also increased during the Islamic festival celebrated across the world.
Pakistan’s economic crisis is worsening with each passing day with prices of basic vegetables and fruits rising up continuously. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said the inflation based on sensitive price indicators was recorded at 47 per cent year on year on March 22.
A report in Mint said the prices of onions in the country increased by 228.28 per cent, wheat flour by 120.66 per cent, cigarettes by 165.88 per cent, gas charges for Q1 by 108.38 per cent, and Lipton tea by 94.60 per cent. Bananas’ prices have spiked by 89.84 per cent, diesel by 102.84 per cent, eggs by 79.56 per cent, and petrol by 81.17 per cent.
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Pakistan is currently going through a massive lack of foreign currency to maintain its balance of payments as a result of the ongoing economic crisis and the holdup in IMF loans.
Meanwhile, Muslims across the globe will observe their Day 4 of Ramzan today. During the month, people have only two meals in a day called Sheri and Iftar.
Sehri and Iftar timings for March 27 In Delhi
- Sehri- 04:58 AM
- Iftar- 06:37 PM
Sehri and Iftar timings for March 27 In Mumbai
- Sehri- 05:23 AM
- Iftar- 06:52 PM
Sehri and Iftar timings for March 27 In Lucknow
- Sehri- 04:45 AM
- Iftar- 06:22 PM
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