Canada is going to make the biggest change in its immigration policy in decades. The government is preparing to drastically reduce the admissions of foreign students by 25 to 32 percent from next year. The number of Indian students is also very high among them. Along with this, Canada is planning to start a new special entry route for thousands of international researchers and US H-1B visa holders.

Big budget to attract global talent
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has placed special emphasis on bringing international talent to Canada in its first budget. The government has earmarked an amount of 1.2 billion dollars i.e. more than Rs 106 crore for this. The aim is to recruit more than 1,000 highly skilled professionals with this investment. The budget document also says that the selected researchers will play an important role in strengthening Canada’s global competitiveness and future economy.

Expedited entry route for H-1B visa holders
Canada is soon going to start a faster entry process for H-1B visa holders. The plan comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has increased the H-1B visa fee to $100,000, raising uncertainty and anxiety among many high-skilled immigrants in the US. Due to Canada’s new policy, the possibility of many top professionals from America and other countries moving to Canada has increased.

Strict control on total immigration numbers
The Canadian government is maintaining control over the number of immigrants in view of the rapid population growth in recent years. According to the new policy, the government will accept about 3.8 lakh permanent residents every year from 2026 to 2028. On the contrary, there will be a major reduction in the number of temporary residents. The target is to keep their number at 3.85 lakh in 2026 and 3.70 lakh in 2027 and 2028. This number is more than 40 percent less than this year.

Big decline in study permits for foreign students
The government is also drastically reducing the number of study permits for students. The number of study permits is targeted to be 1,55,000 in 2026 and this number will be reduced to 1,50,000 in 2027 and 2028. This target is about half of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan, as the Trudeau government was estimating to issue 305,900 permits each year.

What was the reaction of the universities?
Universities Canada said in its statement that they respect the government’s efforts to create a permanent and balanced immigration system, but believe the new plan should also be consistent with the country’s talent-based economic policy.

Expectation of increase in wages and relief in rent due to fewer immigrants
Canadian financial institution Desjardins has said in its report that the arrival of fewer immigrants will reduce the number of available workers in the country, due to which companies will have to pay higher wages to attract less available workers. The organization also said that slowing population growth could lead to a decline in rental rates, as international students and temporary workers mostly live in rented accommodation. The report also suggests that lower population growth could improve Canada’s declining per capita GDP.

Target to reduce the percentage of non-permanent residents by 2027
The Government of Canada is now aiming to reduce the share of non-permanent residents in the country to less than 5 percent of the total population by the end of 2027. This figure is currently 7.3 percent, which was recorded on July 1.

Late night of 26th October i.e. Sunday, a flight from America landed at Delhi Airport. But there were no common passengers in this, rather they were 35 Indians, who had entered America without passport and visa. America deported all 54 Indians back to India. Actually, all these people had entered America through the donkey route. The name Donkey Route may sound funny, but on its way one finds not only forests and deserts but also dead bodies and human skulls.

So let us understand in ABP Explainer what is the deadly Donkey Route, how Indians enter America without passport and visa and why Indians are forced to do so…

Question 1- What is the matter of sending 35 Indians back to India from America?
answer- Karnal DSP Sandeep Kumar told ANI that 35 Indians tried to enter the US illegally, who were deported back to India by the US. Of these, there are 54 people including 16 from Karnal, 14 from Kaithal and 5 from Kurukshetra. After the completion of the deportation process, all the people were reunited with their families.

Sandeep Kumar told that this group had used the donkey route, which is used for human trafficking from India to America. This is an illegal and dangerous path. People from many villages and towns enter America using the Donkey Route, but nothing results.

Question 2- What is this donkey route?
answer- The word ‘Dinky Route’ is derived from the Punjabi word ‘Dunki’ i.e. DUNKI, which means to go from one place to another. When people want to go to America to earn money but due to lack of passport and visa, they adopt the donkey route. People reach America illegally after traveling through dense forests, icy rivers and scorching deserts for months. Every year thousands of Indians spend lakhs of rupees and adopt this illegal method to go to America. In popular term it is called ‘Dinky Root’.

The distance from India to America is about 13,500 kilometers. It takes 17 to 20 hours to reach America by air. However, through the ‘Dinky Route’ the distance reaches 15,000 kilometers and this journey takes months. Those traveling on this journey are generally called ‘dinky’.

Question 3- How many routes are there to reach America via Donkey Route and how difficult are they?
answer- There are 2 ways to reach America through the Donkey Route…

First way: Reaching America from Canada in deadly cold of -40 degrees

• First of all, Dinky has to apply for tourist visa for Canada, so that he can easily reach Canada from India. On reaching Toronto, Canada, Donkey has to stay in a hotel for several days waiting for the agent’s call.
• The agent takes Donkey to Manitoba Province, 2,100 kilometers away from Toronto. The cold in Manitoba is so severe that tears from the eyes freeze on the eyelids.
• The donkey is transported to Emerson village, 1,834 km away from Manitoba. This village is on the Canada and America border. From here, Donkey reaches America on foot in the deadly cold of -40 degrees. On this route, there is knee-deep snow and no human being is visible far and wide. Donkey reaches the 49th parallel border.

On January 18, 2022, a family from Gujarat tried to reach America via the Donkey Route via Canada. This included 39-year-old Jagdish Patel, his 37-year-old wife Vaishali, 11-year-old daughter Vihangi and 3-year-old son Dharmik, but the entire family died of cold before reaching America. Police found the bodies of all four people just 12 meters away from the American border.

Second way: crossing dense forests and deserts to reach America

The most common route in India, the Donkey Route, reaches America via South America, but on this route one has to cross dense forests, mountains, rivers and deserts. It has three stages…

First stop: reaching Latin American country from India

• This includes countries like Ecuador, Bolivia and Guyana. Indians get visa on arrival in these countries. This means that there is no need to obtain a visa in advance to visit these countries.
  Tourist visas are easily given to Indians in some other countries including Brazil and Venezuela. From here Donkey reaches Colombia.
• Donkey Route depends on how many connections the agent through whom you are going has in the respective countries. Although it is not difficult to reach Latin American countries, it still takes 10 months to reach here.
• Many people go to Latin American countries via Dubai. In this they have to live in containers for months.

Second stop: reaching the US border from Latin American countries

• After reaching Colombia, Dinky enters Panama. There is a dangerous forest ‘Darien Gap’ between these two countries, crossing which is extremely risky. There is always a fear of poisonous insects and snakes in the rivers and streams. In this forest, looting is done by donkey. Be it men or women, the criminals here even rape them.
• Many times, if the donkey sleeps for a while, the snake bites him. Finding dead bodies of donkeys in this forest is not a new thing. There is no government here. If luck favors you and everything goes well, then the donkey crosses the jungle of Panama by walking 105 km in 10 to 15 days.
• If a donkey does not want to go through the Panama jungle, he has to cross a 150 kilometer long river from Colombia. From here Donkey takes a boat to Nicaragua, a country in Central America. After traveling by boat, we transfer to another boat, which goes to Mexico. Not only does the border police patrol this river, dangerous animals in the river are also ready to kill.
• After this Donkey reaches Guatemala. Guatemala is a big coordination center for human trafficking. Moving towards the American border, Donkey is handed over to another agent.

Third stop: Crossing the border from Mexico and entering the US directly.

• Now Donkey has to go from Mexico to the US border. There are different types of problems on the way. Along with winter, there is also desert in between. After this, Donkey reaches the US-Mexico border, where a 3,140 km long wall is built.
• Donkeys jump over this and enter America. Those who cannot cross the wall choose the dangerous route of crossing the Rio Grande River. According to CNN report, from 2014 to 2023, 650 immigrants died while crossing the Mexican border.

Before going to America, Dinky’s passport and identity documents are taken away. If he is identified, he will be deported back to India.

Question 4- How much does it cost to go to America via Donkey Route?
answer- The average cost of a donkey reaching America from India is Rs 20 to 50 lakh. Sometimes this expenditure reaches up to Rs 70 lakh. Its payment is done in three installments…

1. On leaving India
2. Upon reaching Colombia border
3. Upon reaching the American border

If the money is not paid, gangs of agents get rid of Dinky by killing him in Mexico or Panama.

Question 5- Why do Indians go to America despite so many troubles?
answer- Indian people intend to go out of India for better opportunities, but many people are not able to go legally due to lack of education or any other reason. Foreign affairs expert and JNU professor Rajan Kumar says that Indian people are given the false dream of becoming rich that they will be successful by going to America…

• After entering America, Dinky deliberately hands himself over to the police there. After this he is put in jail, which is called ‘Immigration Camp’.
• A lawyer is hired to get Dinky out of jail. Its expenses are borne by the agent or a relative of the donkey. The lawyer convinces the court with his arguments that Dinky should be allowed to live in America. After this Dinky is released from jail.
• Donkey does not become a burden on America, so he is allowed to earn and eat, which keeps increasing. After 8-10 years, he gets a green card, which means that Donkey can now live permanently in the US and has the right to work. After 10-15 years, he also gets American citizenship.
• Just as in India, a scheme is launched every 5 to 7 years to legalize illegal colonies. Similarly, in America, a scheme is launched to give citizenship to illegal people. After paying some fees, Donkey becomes an American citizen.

Pro. According to Rajan Kumar, Indian people risk their lives to reach America through the Donkey Route, but after waiting for years in the detention center, they get heard in the court. Even if he wins the case, he has to do work like washing utensils and sweeping floors for 105 days, so that he can earn his living. It is not so easy to become rich by going to America. Even after 8-10 years, the chances of getting a green card are not high. In such cases, the criminals are sent back to India or have to spend their entire life in jail.

According to the September 2022 report of the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Haryana has the highest unemployment rate in India at 37.3%. This is 4 times more than the average unemployment rate of the country. Villages like Dharath, Morkhi and Kalwa of Haryana have become dinky hubs. People are making arrangements to go to America for employment by selling their farms, houses and gold.

A large number of Indians are being forced to evacuate from Canada. In such a situation, India’s new High Commissioner to Canada has raised questions regarding this issue. Dinesh K. According to Patnaik, Indian citizens are not able to feel safe in Canada.

The Indian High Commissioner says that it is very strange that I myself feel the need for security here. Along with this, Dinesh K. Patnaik raised questions and said that some Canadians are creating such problems. Along with this he said that this is not the problem of Indians but the problem of Canada.

Dinesh K. Patnaik raised questions

Without naming any Khalistani terrorism group, Dinesh K. Patnaik said that the group of some people is actually intimidating, due to which India-Canada relations are also being affected. Along with this, he raised the question that how can this be dealt with?

For the last few years, there have been reports of a large number of Indians being expelled from Canada. According to reports, 1997 Indians were deported from Canada in the year 2024. Whereas in 2019 this number was 625.

Record numbers continuously increasing

Figures from the Canadian Border Services Agency say that 1,891 Indians have been asked to leave the country by July 2025. This suggests that this year the total number may exceed last year’s figure. Canada is following America regarding its anti-immigration push.

Recently, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had said that there is a plan to speed up the deportation of foreign criminals from the country. For your information, let us tell you that in August itself, India and Canada appointed Senior High Commissioners Dinesh Patnaik and Christopher as High Commissioners to each other’s country.

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H 1b visa: The US Government Shutdown, which began on 1 October, has completely stalled the H1B visa process. The biggest impact of this is on the Indian professionals who are H1B visa beneficiaries. According to data, more than 71% of Indians are Indian professionals in H1B visa holders.

The US Department of Labor releases the required LCA (Labor Condition Application) before approved any H1B visa application. But due to shutdown, the functioning of the department has stopped.

New visa cannot be released

According to immigration lawyers, if the employees have not taken LCA approval before the shutdown, then no new H1B visa can be given. Apart from this, change in the condition of visa will also not be possible. Sophie Alcorn, an immigration lawyer of Silicon Valley, said that this will have the most impact on new applications. At the same time, there will be no effect on the already ongoing matters as American citizenship and immigration services (USCIs) work on the basis of their fees and are not dependent on the Congress budget.

Employees and their families increased concern

The situation of thousands of technical staff and their families has been affected due to shutdown. The legal status of many employees depends directly on government approval. Startup companies are facing uncertainty about their employees. It also includes the founder who is on a visa himself. The process of recruitment of high skilled employees and visa renewal has stopped completely. O 1 visa people, who are given special abilities in science, art or business, are also facing similar uncertainty as the immigration process has slowed down and affected due to shutdown.

H1B visa fee increase

There is no fixed date of government shutdown. President Trump has recently announced an increase in visa fee for the new H1B visa applicants by $ 1,00,000. Along with this, a plan has been made to change the lottery system to give priority to high -paying employees. This shutdown started on 1 October at 12:01 pm local time and no end date is fixed. The last long shutdown lasted for 35 days during Trump’s tenure, which was the longest in the last four decades. Until the Congress agrees on funding, Indian professionals working in America will have to wait uncertain.

According to an order issued by US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time), H-1B visa holders will be prevented from entering the US from Sunday (21 September), until his employer has paid an annual fee of US $ 1 lakh (about Rs 88 lakh) for each employee.

Under this order, this visa entry restriction and fee rule will apply to both new and existing H-1B visa holders. For the new H-1-1B visa or H-1B expansion, payment of $ 1 lakh will be required and after that it will be mandatory to pay this fee every year.

The period of ban has been told that this rule will remain in force for 12 months, but it can be extended on the recommendation of federal immigration agencies. If it is extended, this ban will continue for FY 2027 H-1B cap petition approved foreign employees.

Both companies and employees may have heavy

This step may have a huge impact to both companies and employees. The Trump administration has instructed companies to pay 1 million dollars of annual fee for every H-1B employee. This increased fee has been applied to prevent the systematic misuse of the H-1B program. Earlier this administrative fee was only $ 1,500. This new order can create instability in Big Tech companies and employees are being advised to stay in America or return early.

Its effect on Indian employees can be deeper. According to the USCIS data, around 4 lakh H-1B visas issued between October 2022 and September 2023 are 72% Indians. New York-based Immigration Advocate Cyrus Mehta has warned that many H-1B holders present in India will not be able to reach America till the time limit (September 21 midnight), as it is not possible to reach on time from direct flight. He said that H-1B holders may be trapped out of America on business or holiday if they do not reach America in time.

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Pakistani airline blunder: A peculiar case has come to light in Pakistan, where a passenger going from Lahore to Karachi was accidentally sent to Saudi Arabia. The incident occurred on 7 July, when an electrical engineer named Malik Shahzain booked a ticket to return to Karachi from Air Seal.

Was returning home due to sick son
Malik Shahzain, who hails from Karachi, went to Lahore for office work. At the same time, he received information about his son’s health deteriorating, after which he immediately decided to return to Karachi from Lahore. After reaching the airport on time, he showed the boarding pass already booked and then sent to the lounge and gate.

Two aircraft, wrong checking and mistake international flying
At that time, two Air Sial aircraft were standing on the runway, one was going to Karachi and the other was Jeddah. According to Malik Shahzain, ‘Staff made me sit on a plane going to Jeddah without investigating. Two hours after flying, when the aircraft did not land, I was suspicious. By the time he realized the truth, he had reached Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

Inquiries in Jeddah, goods reached Karachi
On reaching Jeddah, he was questioned by immigration officials for hours. When it was clear to the officials that this mistake was not of the passenger but the airline, then he instructed Air Sial to send Shahzain back to Pakistan. Meanwhile, Shahzain’s goods had reached Karachi, while he himself was stuck at Jeddah Airport.

Sent back to Lahore, asked to buy Karachi ticket himself
Instead of sending him directly to Karachi, the airline first sent him back to Lahore, and then it was said that now Karachi will have to buy tickets himself. Shahzain said, “I was returning to meet my ailing son, but I had to face 15 hours of trouble and had to face inquiries.”

Pardon or clarification has not been received yet
Shahzain said that the airline staff accepted their mistake, but so far no formal apology or clarification has been given. He said, ‘No cleanliness or apology was received from Air Seal. I am still waiting for the answer. Air Seal is a private Pakistani airline, headquartered in Sialkot.

Investigation started, such a mistake was not seen before
An official of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that the investigation of this unusual incident has been started. The official said, “Sometimes passengers accidentally climb on the wrong flight, but this is the first time that a domestic passenger has gone into international flight.”

Us immigration protest: On Friday and Saturday (6-7 June 2025) in the US Los Angeles, there has been a conflict between paramount protesters and federal agents. In response to the raids conducted by the US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), thousands of protesters took to the streets, who protested by writing on placards on placards like ‘ice out’.

The protesters have recorded footage on the smartphone, in which the protesters are seen waving the Mexican flag and some covered their face with masks. The online video showed that a portion of Bulleward had to be closed due to increasing tension between protesters and federal agents.

Trump administration strict action: 2,000 national guard deployment

Following the conflict incidents, the Trump administration announced the deployment of 2,000 National Guard soldiers on Saturday (7 June 2025). Trump’s border chief Tom Homan confirmed this on Fox News, which aims to assist fresher agents and strengthen the crowd control. President Trump said in his response on Truth Social that the federal government will intervene if the Governor of California and the Mayor of Los Angeles cannot do their work. It is clear from this statement that the federal government now intends to take action on its terms instead of the state.

What is the reaction of California on Trump’s decision?

California Governor Gavin Newsmam deliberately inflammatory of the Trump administration. He believes that this step is more instigator than to calm the situation. In the perspective of the state government and the local administration, the huge presence of federal forces and the deployment of weapons armed soldiers are similar to a political power display, which raises a question mark on the security situation of the state.

The biggest conflict in paramount

The biggest confrontation occurred in Paramount, where hundreds of people came out on the streets after Ice’s raids. Federal agents used tear gas and flashbang to control the crowd. The situation worsened when the protesters gathered outside a federal facility, where they damaged the public property and cut tires of some vehicles. This unrest emerged directly resulting in 44 arrests on Friday and the target immigration raids from the ICE.

The devastation that the Corona virus created in its last two waves had just started emerging with its fear and pain that the new wave of Kovid-19 has started spreading its foot in India. The new wave of Korona has started infecting people once again, due to which all are frightened. Given the number of infected infected Kovid-19, everyone’s mind is the question, ‘Is their body ready to fight this disease?’ Although people have started using the vaccine, mask and sanitizer once again to stay safe, but it is very important to strengthen the internal strength of the body. It is most useful in protecting you from getting seriously ill.

But it is very important to understand that immunity is not a magic that can be made in a day. It depends on your daily habits and food. Before the havoc of corona is increased and rapidly it is important that you prepare your body in advance. Let’s know how you can know whether your immunity is strong or not? And how you can strengthen your immunity and keep yourself safe with this new wave.

How to know if your immunity is strong or not?

There is no one test that can directly detect whether your immunity is strong or not. Immunity is a complex system, in which several parts of the body work together such as white blood cells, digestive health, skin. Therefore, it cannot be known by just one report. But the good thing is that your body itself gives you some indications, from which it can be guessed whether your immunity is strong or not.

• Frequent cold, cough or fever
• Over -time
• Fatigue and weakness
• Digestive problems

If any of these problems occur often to you, then you should focus on increasing your immunity.

How to increase immunity?

Now the question is, how can you strengthen your immunity to fight this new wave of Corona. If your immunity is also weak, then you can increase your immunity by following these steps.

1. Take balance diet

Nutritious food is very important for strong immunity. For this, you can include some special things in your daily diet. For example, eat gooseberry, orange, lemon, papaya and capsicum for vitamin C. Take morning sunlight for vitamin D and eat milk and mushrooms. Eat cashews, almonds, pumpkin seeds and rajma for zinc. Also, take foods with protein like lentils, eggs, milk, curd and soy, because they help in strengthening your immunity.

2. Get plenty of sleep

To strengthen the immunity, it is very important to have a good sleep of 7–8 hours every day. This provides complete rest to your body and increases the strength to fight against diseases.

3. Do exercise and do yoga daily

Walk at least 30 minutes fast every day, do yoga or do breath -like exercises like Pranayama. This keeps your immunity strong and active.

4. Reduce stress

The immunity becomes weak by taking more stress. Meditation, taking deep breaths or listening to your favorite music helps reduce stress.

5. Drink plenty of water

Drink at least 2–3 liters of water throughout the day. Keeping the body hydrated works well and immunity is also better.

6. These home remedies will also work

By adopting some easy natural remedies daily, your immunity can increase. Such as drinking turmeric milk, drinking basil-ginger-black chilli tea and drinking juice of Giloy. Also, eating honey and raw garlic mixes helps in fighting diseases. These easy home remedies strengthen your immunity and increase the safety of the body.

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Us proposes new bill: This news is going to disappoint for millions of Indians living in America. Now NRIs living in America can levy an additional tax of 5 percent to send money to their home. These taxes will have to be paid to those who have been people from other countries including H1B visa holders and green card holders. After this bill is passed in the US Parliament, millions of Indians will have an impact, who work there but regularly send money to their homes.

The bill brought with the title The One Big Beautiful Bill has been released recently by the US House Wage and Means Committee. On the 327th page of this 389 -page documents, the provision of imposing 5 percent tax has been mentioned for transfering all such money. However, there is no mention of minimum money in it.

Now you will have to pay money on sending money from America

Even after sending less money, he will have to pay tax, if he is not an American citizen or he has not got American citizenship. This tax will be deducted from where the money will be transferred. Significantly, a large number of Indians live in America.

India is in the list of top countries to be sent the highest money from NRI. According to a survey by the Reserve Bank of India released in March of 2024, Indians living in the US during the year 2023-24 sent $ 32 billion from there to their families and relatives in their country.

Around 45 million Indians in America

According to an estimate of the Ministry of External Affairs, about 45 lakh Indians are currently living in America. Of these, 32 lakh people are of Indian origin.

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Indian Researcher Badar Khan: Indian researcher Badar Khan Suri, who was arrested in March 2025 by American immigration officials from his house in Virginia. He was released from custody on Wednesday (May 14) on the orders of the US District Court. Suri was kept closed at the immigration detention center in Texas for about two months without any official allegation. In this case, questions are now being raised whether rights are being violated in the name of political expression and pro-Filistine support in America.

Badar Khan Suri is working as a post -detector Fellow at the University of Georgetown. According to the allegations made by the Trump administration, his visa was canceled and taken into custody by his social media post and his wife Mefez Saleh’s Gazi connection. It is noteworthy that Hamas has been declared by the US as a terrorist organization and the administration alleged that their social media posts are in support of Hamas.

Badar Khan Suri spoke to the media for the first time
US District Judge Petricia Toliver Giles in his judgment made it clear that the political speech made by Suri is preserved under the first amendment and there is no threat to public safety. The judge also said that the first amendment does not make any distinction between citizens and non-citizens. Badar Khan Suri spoke to the media for the first time after being released from custody. He told NBC News that he was kept in chains, behaved inhuman and had to spend the days in a dirt -filled jail. He said, “First I kept remembering my shadow for 7–8 days. I was completely held in chains – ankle, wrist, whole body.”

My father got his father back-Mafage Saleh
Badar Khan Suri said that he tried to contact the jail administration, but did not get any response. He was most worried about his children. His 9 -year -old son knew where his father is and was in deep emotional crisis. His wife Mefez Saleh said, “I want me to embrace the judge who gave my children back to my children.”

Released on court order
This incident has raised serious concerns about freedom of expression of Pro-Filistine students and teachers in many Universities in America. Earlier too, Tufts University student Rumresa Ozork and Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdavi were detained after similar allegations and were later released on the court order.

Center for Constitutional Rights released a statement
The Center for Constitutional Rights issued a statement saying, “This case shows how immigration enforcement is being politicized. Constitutional rights have been violated by the Trump administration.” The matter has become even more sensitive at the international level because it has become a symbol of misuse of freedom of expression, freedom of expression, racial prejudice and American immigration policies.