'New Foreigners Act Is Unconstitutional, Orwellian': Abhishek Singhvi

While the country was focused on the Waqf Act and US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Union government passed the new Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025. Supreme Court lawyer Abhishek Singhvi, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP and Congress Spokesperson, says it is “unconstitutional, un-Indian and Orwellian”. He says “it criminalises the idea of foreignness” because it is “a licence to harass, detain and deport without rhyme, reason or remedy.”

In a 30-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire to discuss the Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025, Dr. Singhvi says: “This Act is not about managing immigration; it’s about institutionalising unchecked authority and normalising Kafkaesque imagery and Orwellian control.”

“Today (this Act) targets suspicious foreigners. Tomorrow it may turn inward. The shadow it casts will not stop at the border," he cautioned.

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