Jalandhar, December 23
The US has deported 929 Indians, including 42 women, during the first seven months of this financial year for country’s immigration law violations.
Satnam Singh Chahal, executive director, North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), shared this information today after receiving it from the US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) department under Freedom of information Act (FOIA). Chahal said the number was highest since 2014, when only 87 Indians were sent back. While there was no specific data, it believed most of the individuals were from Punjab region. TNS
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