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Immigration enforcement officials from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) visited gurdwaras in New York and New Jersey on Sunday to check for the presence of illegal immigrants, prompting a sharp reaction from Sikh organisations.
Officials in the Trump administration have repeatedly used the term illegal aliens to describe illegal immigrants.
US President Donald Trump's administration has begun targeted action against immigrants seen as illegal by the administration.
The Republican administration had retracted the Biden administration guidelines that prevented enforcement actions near areas deemed sensitive. These included places of worship like gurdwara and churches.
Earlier, Vice-president JD Vance refused to rule out the possibility of immigration raids targeting religious buildings and said such measures are not unique to immigration.