Indian-Origin Navjot Singh’s Heartbreaking Struggle Against Deportation To A Country He Doesn’t Know Eighteen-year-old Navjot Singh was born and raised in New Zealand but now faces deportation to India, a country he has never called home and cannot speak the language of. His father was deported five days after his birth, and his mother lost legal status when he was just five years old. Navjot learned at eight that he would never access education, healthcare, or basic rights in New Zealand. Now 18, Navjot fears moving to a country where he has no network, no education, and no language skills. Lawyers call the decision “inhumane,” urging New Zealand to adopt citizenship protections like those in Australia and the UK. Community leaders, including the Supreme Sikh Society, have rallied behind
Indian-Origin Navjot Singh’s Heartbreaking Struggle Against Deportation To A Country He Doesn’t Know

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