10 Indians were arrested every hour in America last year. Last year, 10 Indians were arrested every hour in America: They were accused of entering the country illegally, more than 50% were Gujaratis.

Last year, 10 Indians were arrested every hour for illegally entering the US. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Department has released the data of people entering the country illegally from October 2023 to September 2024.

According to this figure, last year 29 lakh people were arrested for crossing the border illegally. Of these, 90,415 were Indians. Of these, 43,764 were arrested from the US-Canada border. According to Indian agencies, more than 50% of the Indians crossing the border were from Gujarat.

However, this figure has declined compared to last year. In the year 2022-23, 96,917 Indians were arrested for illegal border crossing.

This year, the number of Indians crossing the border from Canada was the highest till date.

Canada border became the first choice instead of Mexico Donkey Route

Border crossing figures from the Canadian side show that Indians are now using Canada as their first choice instead of the dinky route of Mexico. Actually, America has increased vigil on the Mexico border.

At the same time, crossing the border from Canada is easier than from Mexico. Indians who have taken visa to Canada, cross the border by taxi from there and reach America. However, in recent years America has tightened the check posts here too.

However, according to reports, the number of Indians arrested from the Canada border is much less than those crossing the border.

Donkey route cost 50 to 70 lakh rupees

The average cost of a donkey reaching America from India is Rs 20 to 50 lakh. Sometimes this expenditure reaches up to Rs 70 lakh. The agents engaged in this work promise people that the more money they pay, the less problems they will have to face.

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