US deported 1,563 Indians since January: MEA

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, Updated At : 03:30 AM Jul 18, 2025 IST

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. ANI File

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The United States has deported 1,563 Indian nationals since January 20, the day Donald Trump assumed office for his second term as President, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. Most of the deportees were sent back on commercial flights.

Data shared by the MEA in Parliament earlier showed that the US had deported 6,135 Indian nationals during Trump’s first term (2017-2021). The highest number of deportations occurred in 2019, with 2,042 Indians sent back. The figures for the other years were 1,024 in 2017, 1,180 in 2018 and 1,889 in 2020.

During Joe Biden’s presidency (2021–2025), the number of Indian nationals deported dropped to around 3,000.

The Trump administration had launched a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigrants during its first term.

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