In one year, US repatriated 1,100 Indians who tried to enter country illegally

The United States has, over the past year, repatriated 1,100 Indians who tried to enter the country illegally, said a senior official from the US Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, reported the Hindustan Times.

Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy Royce Murray noted a “steady increase” in the repatriation of Indians from the United States.

“In fiscal year 2024…the United States repatriated over 1,100 Indian nationals,” Murray during a press briefing. “That has been part of a steady increase in removals from the United States of Indian nationals over the past few years.”

The remarks came days after around 100 illegal migrants were sent back to India on a chartered flight from the United States on October 22. These are separate from the 1,100 persons repatriated in the last United States fiscal year, which ended in September.

Murray said the flight was part of the Department of Homeland Security’s initiative to enforce immigration laws and deter “irregular migration” to the United States. She said there would be “tough consequences” for unlawful entry attempts.

She also revealed that the October 22 flight had landed in Punjab, but did not specify which Indian states were contributing the highest number of undocumented immigrants from India.

Murray noted that Indian nationals were increasingly choosing the United States-Mexico...

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