19,883 Indians were arrested in 2019–20. According to the data, 30,662 Indians were arrested in 2020–21 and 63,927 in 2021–22
EL PASO, TEXAS - JUNE 02: Migrants wait to be processed and loaded onto a bus by United States Customs and Border Protection agents after being detained when they crossed illegally into the United States from Mexico on June 02, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. The location is in an area where migrants frequently turn themselves in to Border Patrol and ask for asylum after crossing the border. In recent months, U.S. immigration officials have seen a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the border. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
The most recent US Customs and Border Protection (UCBP) data shows that between October 2022 and September 2023, a total of 96,917 Indians were detained while entering the country illegally.
There has apparently been a five-fold surge in the number of Indians arrested for illegally entering the US in recent years.
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19,883 Indians were arrested in 2019–20. According to the data, 30,662 Indians were arrested in 2020–21 and 63,927 in 2021–22.
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Of the 96,917 Indians, 30,010—mostly from Punjab and Gujarat—who were apprehended between October 2022 and September of this year were apprehended near the Canadian border, while 41,770 were apprehended near the Mexican border.
The year 2019–20 saw 19,883 arrests of Indians. The data shows that 63,927 Indians were arrested in 2021–22 compared to 30,662 in 2020–21.
Of the 96,917 Indian nationals, primarily from Punjab and Gujarat, who were apprehended between October 2022 and September of this year, 30,010 were found close to the Canadian border, while 41,770 were found close to the Mexican border.
The fiscal year of the US federal government begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.
On Thursday, Senator James Lankford stated on the Senate floor that these individuals travel to Mexico, the nearest airport, via approximately four flights, some of which go via France. After that, they essentially ride a bus that the cartels have rented all the way to the border, where they are dropped off for their final delivery.
According to Lankford, 45,000 Indian nationals have entered our nation over our southern border after paying cartels to do so.
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