It has been reported that 97,000 indians who tried to enter the US illegally have been arrested in the last one year. It has been reported that 97,000 indians who tried to enter the US illegally have been arrested in the last one year. According to the latest data from the US Customs and Border Protection (UCBP), 96,917 indians were apprehended for illegally entering the US between october 2022 and september 2023. It has been reported that the number of indians arrested while crossing the US border illegally has increased fivefold in the past years.
In 2019-20, 19,883 indians were arrested for illegally entering the US. 30,662 indians have been arrested in 2020-21. This number has increased to 63,927 in 2021-22, the data says.
Of the 96,917 indians arrested from october 2022 to september this year, 30,010 were caught at the Canadian border and 41,770 at the Mexican border. Arrestees are classified under four categories: Accompanying Minors (AM), Individuals in a Family Unit (FMUA), Single Adults and Unaccompanied Children (UC).
Of these, the majority are adults. In fiscal year 2023, 84,000 single indian adults entered the united states illegally. Among those arrested were 730 unaccompanied minors. The US federal government's fiscal year runs from october 1 to september 30. Meanwhile, “These people are coming to the nearest airport in mexico through four airports including countries like France. Then, they reach the border in a hired bus. They may say that there is fear in their country. 45,000 people from india have crossed our southern border so far this year.” senator James Lankford said.
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