Over 2,700 Indian nationals deported from US in last 10 months for staying illegally, says MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday, 30 October 2025, said that several Indian nationals have been deported from the United States amid the Trump administration's crackdown on the deportation of illegal aliens from the country.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted that as many as 2,790 Indians have been deported since January 2025. The authorities reportedly verified their credentials and nationality and discovered that they were illegally staying in the United States. These Indian nationals have been sent back to India.

“On the deportation, since January of this year, we've had around 2,790-plus Indian nationals who did not meet the criteria. They were illegally staying there, and we verified their credentials, their nationality, and they have returned,” said Jaiswal.

Deported from the UK

The MEA spokesperson also mentioned that nearly 100 Indian nationals have been deported from the United Kingdom after the ministry successfully identified their nationality.

“This is the status still yesterday. That is 29th October. From the UK side, this year we have had around 100 Indian nationals who have been deported after their nationality was duly verified by us,” said Jaiswal.

Crackdown on Immigration

This comes amid US President Donald Trump's plan to crack down on the illegal immigrants residing in the country in order to open up more job opportunities for Americans.

According to the data collected from the Department of Homeland Security, more than half a million or 5,27,000 illegal immigrants, have been deported since Trump took over White House.

The data released on 27 October 2025 also highlighted that more than 2 million illegal immigrants have left the United States, and 1.6 million of those have “voluntarily self-deported”.

“The Trump administration is on pace to shatter historic records and deport nearly 600,000 illegal aliens by the end of President Donald Trump’s first year since returning to office. More than 2 million illegal aliens have left the US, including 1.6 million who have voluntarily self-deported and over 527,000 deportations,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.

The immigration crackdown was not only imposed on the illegal immigrants. The Trump administration has also imposed a one-time $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, which foreign nationals use to work in the US.

Mint reported earlier that US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the immigrants exploit the US economy while not making a meaningful contribution to the system. He also said that this move will provide a “significant benefit” to the American economy and the people.