US deports batch of Indian nationals staying illegally in US
The US has deported a batch of Indian nationals, who did not have proper legal papers and documentation to live in the country.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Friday that it has used a chartered flight to send these Indian nationals back to India on October 22.
It did not specify the number of people who had been deported on board the flight.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), send back Indian nationals , who did not establish a legal basis to remain in the United States, it said.
The DHS said "this week’s flight demonstrates the department’s continued commitment to pursuing sustained cooperation with the Indian government and other international partners to reduce and deter irregular migration and jointly work to counter human smuggling".
Thousands of Indians enter the US illegally either from Canada or from Mexico.
DHS said it continues to enforce US immigration laws and deliver tough consequences for those who enter unlawfully. This includes swiftly returning those without a legal basis to remain in the United States, while encouraging the use of lawful pathways.
Though the DHS did not spell out the number of people who were deported on board last week's flight, but it said since June 2024, it removed or returned over 1, 60,000 individuals and operated more than 495 international repatriation flights to more than 145 countries—including India.
