US: 18K Indians, Mostly From Gujarat, Punjab And AP To Be Deported

US President-elect Donald Trump is known for his stringent policies against undocumented immigrants. Trump pledged mass deportations to be implemented from the first day he took charge as the US president.

According to the reports, about 18,000 undocumented Indians are likely to be deported from the US. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prepares a list ahead of Trump’s term and 17,740 Indians are among the 14.45 lakh people on the non0detained docket with final orders of removal from the US.

Out of the 18K in the line of exit from the US by deportation, most belong to Gujarat, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh. An average of 90,000 Indians were apprehended while attempting to illegally cross US borders over the past three financial years of the US.

China is ahead of India in the number of undocumented people living in the US, with more than 38,000 undocumented people in the country. India stands 13th on the list of 208 nations.