Two Indian nationals have been taken into custody by United States immigration authorities in San Diego as officials move to deport them following criminal convictions.
Officers from the Enforcement and Removal Operations division of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said they arrested Jaskaran Singh, who has a final order of removal from the United States.
Authorities said his criminal history includes a hit-and-run offence.
Jaskaran Singh is expected to remain in immigration detention while arrangements are made for his removal.
In a separate case, ICE officers also arrested another Indian national, Jashanpreet Singh, whom the agency said had previously been convicted of several offences, including threatening a crime with intent to terrorise, assault with a deadly weapon and driving under the influence.
According to the agency, Singh will remain in ICE custody while removal proceedings continue.
Such proceedings determine whether a non-citizen will be deported from the United States following criminal convictions or immigration violations.
The arrests were announced by ICE’s San Diego Enforcement and Removal Operations office in a post on social media on 6 March.
Officials did not immediately release further details about the circumstances surrounding the arrests or the timing of Singh’s immigration court hearing.
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