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MEA Responds After Trump Reshared Hellhole Remark on India and Birthright Citizenship
Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
Trump’s reshared post claims “anchor babies” drive chain migration
India’s Ministry of External Affairs reacted cautiously after US President Donald Trump reshared a conservative radio host’s post disparaging India and China as “hellholes.” The repost criticized US birthright citizenship, alleging it creates “anchor babies” who later sponsor relatives and enable chain migration—phrased as coming “from China, India, or some other hell-hole.”
- MEA responded cautiously to Trump’s resharing of the remark
- The post targets US birthright citizenship and “anchor babies”
- It links the policy to alleged chain migration from India and China
- The language used by Trump drew diplomatic sensitivity
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