1,563 Indian nationals deported from US since January 20, MEA says

The United States has deported 1,563 Indian nationals from the country since January 20 this year, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

Updated on: Jul 17, 2025, 20:48:16 IST

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The United States has deported 1,563 Indian nationals from the country since January 20 this year, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, adding that most of the deportees have been sent on commercial flights.

File photo of MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. (ANI)

“Since 20 January of this year, till yesterday, some 1563 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States so far. Most of these Indian nationals have come by commercial flight,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a briefing on Thursday.

In April, the government told the parliament that a total of 682 Indians have been deported from the US since January. The government said that a vast majority of those deported were those who attempted to enter the US illegally.

The government data presented in the parliament showed that the US deported 6,135 Indians during Trump's first tenure. The highest number of deportations took place in 2019, where 2,042 Indian nationals were deported from the US, according to India Today.

The deportations take place only after the nationality of the people are confirmed.

Jaiswal said that the US authorities provide lists of people to be deported and the Indian side then confirms their nationality.

"People have been coming in batches on commercial flights. Last week also, we had people who came back," Jaiswal said.

The deportation of over 300 Indians in three US military flights earlier this year triggered a controversy as women and children too were handcuffed.

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