The US Embassy in India on Tuesday reiterated its stance on illegal immigration and said that it would not tolerate violation of any laws or visa abuse.

In a social media post on X, the official handle of the US embassy said, "The United States continues to welcome legitimate travellers to our country. However, there is no right to visit the United States. We cannot and will not tolerate illegal entry, abuse of visas, or the violation of US law."

This came a day after an Indian student was handcuffed and pinned to the floor at an airport in the United States before he was deported. A video was shared by X user Kunal Jain, an Indian-American social entrepreneur who writes books in Hindi and recently relocated to India.

According to Jain, the incident occurred at Newark Airport. He tagged the Indian Embassy and the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, seeking help for the student. He posted, "I witnessed a young Indian student being deported from Newark Airport last night—handcuffed, crying, treated like a criminal."

He wrote, "He came chasing dreams, not causing harm. As an NRI, I felt helpless and heartbroken. This is a human tragedy."

As per the Ministry of External Affairs, the administration of US President Donald Trump, since assuming power in January, deported as many as 1,080 Indian nationals from America.

Meanwhile, a massive protest took place in Los Angeles over US President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Protesters set self-driving cars ablaze, blocked the 101 freeway, and clashed with law enforcement late into Sunday night, leaving parts of the city scorched and on edge.

The flashpoint came after Trump took the extraordinary step of deploying the National Guard to California without the consent of the state's governor, an act not seen in decades. More than 300 troops arrived over the weekend. Authorities had authorised 2,000 troops, with 500 US Marines on standby.

Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom told MSNBC that he would file a lawsuit on Monday against the Trump administration. He called the order "an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act."