India, April 7 -- The Trump administration has reportedly placed the staff of the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman on a 60-day administrative leave. According to Business Today, many legal experts believe the March 21 move by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could be a step toward dismantling the independent immigration oversight body. The move also affected the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.

According to the DHS, it took the step as part of a broader effort to streamline operations. However, it has not explained how future or ongoing immigration cases will be handled without the Ombudsman's involvement.

Indian nationals in the...