18,000 Indians On First Deportation List - Trump Takes Stern Action
Of these, the US government has compiled a list of around 18,000 illegal indian nationals who data-face immediate deportation to India. The 1.5 million people on the non-detained docket with final removal orders in the united states include 17,940 indians, according to ICE statistics published in november 2024.
According to data from the Pew Research Center, there are about 725,000 illegal immigrants from india in the US, ranking it third in terms of undocumented immigration behind mexico and El Salvador.
Before this data was made public, in october, the united states deported indian people who were unlawfully residing in the country using a chartered airplane.
The Department of Homeland Security claims that the flight, which was deployed to india on october 22, was coordinated with the indian government.
With many of them waiting years for ICE clearance, thousands of illegal indians in the US are fighting to legalize their status. Notably, throughout the previous three fiscal years, an average of 90,000 indians were apprehended trying to enter the united states illegally.
With 261,651 illegal immigrants, honduras has the highest number of deportations, followed by Guatemala, mexico, and El Salvador, according to the ICE document.