New Delhi, June 11 -- It is not a good time to be a migrant in the US. Crackdowns on migrants, including on those with legal rights to stay, have increased dramatically in recent months since Donald Trump took over as US president. Los Angeles is currently seeing a wave of violence after migrants resisted arrest by immigration authorities. This resistance is, in turn, fuelling further violent crackdowns on civilian populations in the city.

Any long-term changes in US policies on migrants will have implications for Indians who have moved there-including green card holders having permanent resident status and those who have gone to the US for study, work, or to be with family.

Indian-origin population in the US was estimated at about 3.4 ...