In front US elections On November 5, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported a large number of Indian citizens who did not have the necessary permits and documents to reside in the country. They returned to India by chartered flight on 22 October.

“On October 22, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), operated a broad charter lift flight to the Republic of India of Indian citizens who were unable to establish legal grounds to remain in the country. The US government’s official statement read:

According to the agency, this week’s flight demonstrates the Ministry’s commitment to securing ongoing cooperation with the government of India and other foreign partners to reduce and deter irregular migration and cooperatively combat human trafficking.

Senior Official Kristie A. Canegallo, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, stated that Indian citizens who do not have a legitimate reason to remain in the United States “are subject to expedited deportation, and those intending to immigrate should not fall into this trap.” “It’s the lies of the smugglers who claim otherwise.”

DHS also maintained that it was still in effect US immigration It is stated that those who enter the country against the rules face heavy penalties. In addition to encouraging the adoption of legal remedies, he said this requires the immediate repatriation of people who do not have a valid reason to remain in the United States.

The statement noted that DHS has deported people to many countries over the past year, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Egypt, Mauritania, Senegal, Uzbekistan, the People’s Republic of China and India. Because of these efforts, DHS is expanding lift flight operations and bringing back more people in Fiscal Year 2024 than in any year since Fiscal Year 2010, the agency said.

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US removed or returned more than 160,000 people

Unauthorized migration attempts between ports of entry on the southwest border have decreased by 55 percent since June 2024, when the Presidential Proclamation Securing the Border and the related Interim Final Rule went into effect. United StatesAccording to DHS’s statement.

Since June 2024, DHS has operated more than 495 foreign repatriation flights to more than 145 countries, including India, and has removed or returned more than 160,000 people.

Between October 2023 and September 2024, 25,616 Indians attempted to cross the border from Mexico to the southern United States, while 43,764 Indians attempted to cross the border from Mexico. Canada To the United States. Other Indians likely overstayed their visas or flew into American airports.

According to American officials, more than 1,86,000 Indians have attempted illegal migration to the US in the last two years.

Indians have attempted to immigrate to the United States in historically high numbers in recent years. United States authorities classified 96,917 Indians as trying to enter America illegally in 2023; This is the largest number seen in a single year since 2021.

According to data released by the US government, 30,662 Indian citizens tried to enter the US illegally in 2021. However, the figure increased three times that in 2023 and 2024.

Trump criticized Harris over immigration influx

Meanwhile, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Austin, Texas, on Friday, where he criticized the Vice President Kamala Harris He repeated a series of false claims about his stance on immigration and border security.

During a campaign event in an aircraft hangar, Embers “Today, we stand here in the great state of Texas, which, under Kamala Harris, has been transformed into ground zero for the largest border invasion in the history of the world.”

“Over the past four years, this state has become Kamala’s breeding ground for importing her army of immigrant gangs and illegal alien criminals into every state in America,” Trump said, without citing any evidence.