US President Donald Trump has scrapped an Obama-era amnesty programme that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children. <br/><br/>This move is likely to impact 8 lakhs undocumented workers including more than seven thousand Indian-Americans. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday announced the revocation of the programme also known as the Deferred Action for Children Arrival (DACA).<br/>'<br/>In a tweet, President Donald Trump, said he now looked forward to working with both the Democrats and Republicans in Congress to address immigration reform.<br/>'<br/>The announcement was greeted with protests from across the country. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House demonstrating against President Trump.<br/>'<br/>Former US President Barack Obama decried his successor Donald Trump's decision to end an amnesty and called it "wrong," "self-defeating" and "cruel." He said the Trump administration's decision on DACA is not about fixing the immigration system.<br/>'<br/>Meanwhile, Mexico condemned the US decision. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry deeply regreted the cancellation of the DACA. It said it had a "moral imperative" to urge the Trump administration and Congress to quickly resolve the legal gray area now affecting people formerly protected from deportation under the program.<br/>'<br/>India ranks 11th among countries of origin for the DACA students, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services statistics available till March 31st of this year.

US President Donald Trump has scrapped an Obama-era amnesty programme that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children. <br/><br/>This move is likely to impact 8 lakhs undocumented workers including more than seven thousand Indian-Americans. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday announced the revocation of the programme also known as the Deferred Action for Children Arrival (DACA).<br/>'<br/>The announcement was greeted with protests from across the country.Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House<br/>demonstrating against President Trump.<br/>'<br/>Former US President Barack Obama decried his successor Donald Trump's decision to end an amnesty and called it "wrong," "self-defeating" and "cruel." He said the Trump administration's decision on DACA is not about fixing the immigration system.<br/>'<br/>Meanwhile, Mexico condemned the US decision. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry deeply regreted the cancellation of the DACA. It said it had a "moral imperative" to urge the Trump administration and Congress to quickly resolve the legal gray area now affecting people formerly protected from deportation under the program.<br/>'<br/>India ranks 11th among countries of origin for the DACA students, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services statistics available till March 31st of this year.<br/>'<br/>