More than 3,155 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States in 2025 up to November 21, the government informed Parliament on Friday. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, in a written reply, said all deportation cases proceed only after an “unambiguous verification" of an individual’s Indian nationality.

Responding to a query on whether several Indians using the illegal “donkey route" to enter the US had recently been deported, Singh said the MEA does not maintain data on trafficking cases or the methods used to enter foreign countries. He added that most countries do not share detailed information on deported Indian nationals.

According to data placed before Parliament, deportations from the US have risen sharply over the last three years:

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