Meanwhile addressing the media at the White House, in the US at PM Modi asserted the need to fight against the “ecosystem” of human trafficking that lures people from ordinary families with big dreams and promises, and brings them to other countries as illegal immigrants. He said India was fully prepared to take back any verified Indians who was in the US illegally. Modi urged dialogue to eradicate human trafficking, which he blamed for illegal immigration. “Those who stay in other countries illegally do not have any legal right to be there. As far as India and the US are concerned, we have always said that those who are verified and are truly the citizens of India if they live in the US illegally, India is ready to take them back. But it does not stop just there for us. These are people from ordinary families. They are shown big dreams and most of them are misled and brought here, ’’ he said.According to US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP), about 1,700 Indians were apprehended between 2022 and November 2024. In 2022, 409 were intercepted, 730 in 2023, and 517 in 2024 until November, including 42 minors. In 2022, Pew Research Center had estimated that 725,000 unauthorized Indian immigrants living in the US.The mass deportations are a key part of the Trump administration’s broader immigration policy, which has focused on stricter enforcement and the removal of undocumented individuals.
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