Taint of trafficking: States must set their house in order
The Tribune Editorial: The dubious distinction of having the highest number of human trafficking cases in the country should prompt AAP-ruled Punjab to introspect and do urgent course correction.
Updated At : 02:37 AM Dec 06, 2025 IST
THE Donald Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration has left many countries red-faced. India is no exception. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that 3,258 Indian nationals had been deported by the US this year so far; the number of deportees was far lower (1,368) last year and just 617 in 2023. In August this year, the Centre had given state-wise figures of Indians sent back during Trump’s second term: Punjab topped the list, followed by Haryana and Gujarat. This unwelcome trend is in line with Jaishankar’s latest statement in Parliament that Punjab has the highest number of human trafficking cases in the country.
