Skip to content Danger for 18000 Indians living in America; Trump is coming with a strict policy
US President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath as President of the United States of America in January 2025. After Trump’s swearing-in, America is moving towards strict immigration policies. According to recent data from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), out of 1.45 million (14.5 lakh) illegal immigrants, 18,000 Indians are also in danger of deportation from the US.
India has the third-most illegal immigrants living in the US
The number of Indians living illegally in the US is almost 7.25 lakh, due to which India is in third place in terms of illegal immigrants. A report by the Pew Research Center has revealed this. The countries that are in first and second place on this list are Mexico and El Salvador. This list shows the amount of unofficial immigration in America. The US ousted a group of illegal Indian immigrants via a chartered aeroplane in collaboration with the Government of India on October 23, 2024. This action shows an organized action to control the increasing number of illegal immigrants in the US.
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India’s name is also there among the 15 countries that have been blamed for not collaborating with the deportation operation of the US government. Approximately 90,000 Indians have been detected illegally entering the border of the US in the last three years, the report said.
What are the challenges?
A large group of Indian people living illegally in the US is trying to legalize their status as citizens of America, but the process is filled with challenges. This figure of approx. 90000 Indians living illegally in the US shows the continuing frustration among immigrants.
Also, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has included India in the list of “non-cooperative” countries due to the delays in verifying the citizenship of people facing deportation. According to United States officials, many countries, including India, are supposed to do timely tasks like interviewing, issuing documents for the deportation process, and accepting deportees through chartered or commercial flights.
“Currently, ICE considers India, China, Russia, Bhutan, Cuba, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Hong Kong, Laos, Iran, Myanmar, Venezuela, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Pakistan; a total of 15 countries are non-cooperative in the deportation process, due to which America is facing problems,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Guatemala is in 4th place on the list with more than 6,50,000 illegal immigrants living illegally in the US, while the 5th place is occupied by Honduras. The large number of illegal Indian immigrants in the US shows that India is playing a big role in the overall problem of illegal migration in America. US President-elect Donald Trump has given priority to deportation and border security in his previous term, so it is expected that he could repeat the same in his next term, starting in January 2025. So the regime change in the United States has increased tension among Indian immigrants living illegally in the US, as policies could become stricter than before.
18000 Indians are in danger
According to the Pew Research Center report, approximately 18000 Indians living in the US are among the total 1.45 million people who are in danger of being deported after Trump comes into power. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said that Trump’s border security agenda is to deport illegal immigrants living in the United States without proper documents. President-elect Trump will take the oath as President of the US on January 20, 2025. He is a hardcore supporter of a strict immigration policy for immigrants living illegally in the USA.
Many Indians had to survive a long legal process
Approximately 18000 Indians have been put on the list of final orders who are not in the detention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement but are waiting to be deported. Many of these Indians have survived the legal process for more than 3 years. In the Pew Research Center report, India’s name is included among the 15 countries that have been blamed for not cooperating with the deportation procedure.
