New Delhi, April 2 -- Parliament on Wednesday approved the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod.

The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill by voice vote. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha last week.

The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, piloted by the Union Home Ministry, is a comprehensive legislation to regulate all matters relating to foreigners and immigration.

Opposing the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that it sends a message that all foreigners are "potential criminals" who are to be viewed with serious suspicion by India.

He demanded that the Bill be sent to a standing committee as it delegates excessive power to lowly officials and lacks provisions for appea...