‘Assault with sexual motivation’: Indian man held by US immigration authorities

An Indian national is one of four individuals detained by US immigration officials for “assault with sexual intent.” The event occurred during President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove illegal immigrants from the nation. The individual has been recognized as 29-year-old Jaspal Singh, an Indian citizen who was apprehended in Tukwila, Washington, on January 29.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Seattle, said in a release last week that Singh was charged with “assault with sexual motivation”, reported PTI.

The three other people are from Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. All four will remain in the custody of the ICE.

“Protecting our communities, and preventing further victimization is of paramount importance to ICE throughout the Pacific Northwest,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Seattle Field Office Director Drew Bostock.

“These arrests reinforce the message that the presence of illegal criminal threats will not be tolerated,” Bostock said.

As soon as Trump became the president of the United States, he put in motion his ambitious anti-immigration agenda. More than 8,000 people have been arrested by federal immigration authorities since Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20.

A US military C-17 Globemaster plane transporting 104 illegal immigrants arrived at Amritsar airport on Wednesday. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri mentioned on Friday that the United States has informed India about 487 presumed Indian citizens who received removal orders. Regarding the claims of ill-treatment of deportees, Misri termed it a “valid concern” and indicated that the government plans to address the matter with US officials.

“We will continue to take up any instances of mistreatment that come to our attention. Action needs to be taken across the system against the underlying ecosystem that thrives on promoting illegal immigration,” he said.