More And More Indians Being Caught Trying To Enter The US Illegally: According to the latest news, more and more Indians are reportedly getting caught while trying to enter illegally in the US.
Based on the US Customs and Border Protection (UCBP) data showed a record of around 96,917 Indians arrested while entering illegally in the US between October 2022 and September 2023.
More And More Indians Being Caught Trying To Enter The US Illegally
The number of Indian citizens getting arrested while crossing the US border illegally has reportedly increased five-fold in the past years.
According to the UCBP data of 2019-20, around 19,883 Indians were arrested. In the 2020-21 year, around 30,662 Indians were apprehended, while in 2021-22, this number has increased to 63,927, based on the data.
Between October 2022 and September 2023, 96,917 Indians were apprehended at the US borders, with 30,010 at the Canadian border and 41,770 at the Mexican frontier.
People who are arrested are categorized into four different groups: Individuals in a Family Unit (FMUA), Accompanied Minors (AM), Single Adults, and Unaccompanied Children (UC).
The most important category of arrested people consists of single adults. In the fiscal year 2023, around 84,000 Indian adults who have entered the US illegally, with 730 unaccompanied minors among the detained people.
The federal government of the US fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30.
On Thursday, Senator James Lankford pointed out that some people trying to enter the US illegally take several flights, with layovers in countries like France, just to get to Mexico, which has the nearest airport.
They then rely on buses arranged by drug cartels to take them to the border for their final journey.
Senator Lankford highlighted that a large number of migrants, including 45,000 individuals from India this year, receive guidance from criminal cartels in Mexico regarding what to say and where to go in order to exploit the asylum system and gain access to the country. At the same time, they wait for their asylum hearing.
During a recent speech, he emphasized the importance of addressing the shortcomings in America’s asylum system. He noted that international standards for asylum and refugee status are identical.
Lankford maintained that those seeking asylum should seek refuge in the closest secure location and apply for asylum. However, this practice is not always followed in the United States.
So, it is all about more and more Indians being caught trying to enter the US illegally.
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Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com
