Number of Indians arrested while entering US illegally drops to lowest since 2022

The number of Indians arrested while entering the United States without proper documentation has dropped to its lowest since at least 2022, showed data from the US Customs and Border Protection agency.

While 6,817 undocumented immigrants were apprehended at the United States borders in October, the number decreased to 1,628 in February.

The number of persons arrested was 6,154 in November, 5,622 in December and 3,132 in January.

The arrests in February are the lowest in any month since 2022, since when the data is available.

Overall, the number of arrests on the US borders has dropped to 28,654 in February from 81,528 in January. The overall February figures were also the lowest since 2022.

The sharp fall comes amid a wider crackdown on undocumented immigration by the Donald Trump administration. Soon after his inauguration in January, Trump signed 10 executive orders on border security and to carry out mass deportations.

The US has deported 636 Indians since January, when the Trump administration assumed office.

On Friday, the Union government told Parliament that 341 of the total deportees were sent to India on chartered flights, while 240 arrived on commercial flights and 55 on separate commercial flights through Panama.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities have shared with India details relating to another 295 persons who are “detained in their custody with...

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