Washington raises pressure on India over U.S. human trafficking visas

The U.S. government is stepping up pressure on India to end a controversial policy of placing restrictions on passports of Indian nationals rescued from forced labor or human trafficking in the United States, a U.S. State Department official said. In the next few months, the issue will be raised with Indian authorities during a number of high-level meetings, said the official, who declined to be identified. The official said at a consular-level meeting on Nov. 3, U.S. officials asked Indian offi