India’s Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed that more than 1,000 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States since January this year. Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal disclosed that 62% of these individuals were returned to India on commercial flights. Meanwhile, the former Trump administration had earlier estimated that approximately 18,000 Indian nationals have illegally entered the US. Jaiswal also expressed concerns over the impact of the US government’s recent policies on international students, stating that these changes could significantly affect Indian students planning to enroll in American universities.