Over the past year, a staggering 42,000 Indian immigrants were intercepted, marking a significant increase from the previous year when the number was already at a record high
There has been an unprecedented surge in Indian immigrants entering the United States through its southern border, as per a recent release of federal statistics by the US Customs and Border Protection, reported nriaffairs.com. Over the past year, a staggering 42,000 Indian immigrants were intercepted, marking a significant increase from the previous year when the number was already at a record high.
The data also reveals that an additional 1,600 individuals have made their way into the US from the northern border. This figure is four times higher than the cumulative total of the past three years, underlining the growing phenomenon of Indian immigration to the United States.
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According to figures released by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the total encounters along the border in the past year exceeded 2 million, with migrants from India constituting just under 2 per cent of this sample set
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This total, pertaining to the fiscal year starting last October, includes approximately 210,000 apprehensions in the last month alone, marking the highest monthly record in 2023
It has been reported that nearly all Indian immigrants crossing the US southern border voluntarily surrender themselves to the Border Patrol. Subsequently, they are processed as asylum-seekers, a situation attributed to the recent unrest surrounding India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Historical data indicates that since 2007, the annual number of illegal border crossings from India only surpassed 5,000 on four occasions. However, a multitude of factors, including political and socioeconomic reasons, has led to a substantial increase in these numbers. This surge has also been observed across various demographic groups.
According to figures released by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the total encounters along the border in the past year exceeded 2 million, with migrants from India constituting just under 2 per cent of this sample set. This total, pertaining to the fiscal year starting last October, includes approximately 210,000 apprehensions in the last month alone, marking the highest monthly record in 2023. This unprecedented monthly figure has propelled the total number of migrant encounters for the fiscal year to 2.48 million, a historic high, surpassing the previous record of 2.38 million set in 2022.
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