The US has deported Indian nationals illegally staying in the country to their country through a special chartered plane with the help of the Indian government. The US Department of Homeland Security said yesterday that the plane was sent to India on October 22. Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Christy A. Caneglow had said that Indian nationals who have no legal basis to be in the United States can be deported immediately….”
She had said that the Department of Homeland Security will continue to enforce US immigration laws and take strong action against those who enter illegally and will encourage the use of legal routes. According to the Department of Homeland Security, DHS deported more than 1,60,000 individuals in fiscal year 2024 and operated more than 495 international deportation flights to more than 145 countries, including India. The Department of Homeland Security has removed people from several countries around the world in the past year, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Egypt, Mauritania, Senegal, Uzbekistan, China, and India.
Since the June 2024 Border Security Presidential Proclamation and the accompanying interim final rule went into effect, illegal immigration cases at ports of entry on the southwest border have decreased by 55 percent.
Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Christy A. Caneglow said that Indian citizens who have no legal basis to be in the United States are being deported immediately… She said that the Department of Homeland Security will continue to enforce U.S. immigration laws and take strong action against those who enter illegally and encourage the use of legal routes. It said that DHS deported more than 1,60,000 individuals in fiscal year 2024 and arranged more than 495 international deportation flights to more than 145 countries, including India. DHS deported people from many countries around the world, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Egypt, Mauritania, Senegal, Uzbekistan, China, and India in the past year. The Department of Homeland Security has been directed to take action to reduce irregular migration, promote the use of safe, legal, and orderly routes, and disrupt transnational criminal networks that traffic and exploit vulnerable people.
It is worth noting that the US Department of Homeland Security deported more people in 2024 than in any year since 2010.
