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Canada deports 3,323 Indians in six months, triple US count
Canada deported 3,323 Indian nationals in the first six months of 2026, nearly three times the 1,273 Indians the United States sent back between January 1 and July 22. The figure already…
The Story in Brief
Canada deported 3,323 Indian nationals in the first six months of 2026, nearly three times the 1,273 Indians the United States sent back between January 1 and July 22. The figure already accounts for 88% of the 3,779 Indians removed from Canada in all of 2025, which was itself a record. Indians overtook Mexicans as the largest nationality group deported from Canada in the first half of 2026. Mexico, with 1,573 removals, had topped the list for each of the previous five years but now ranks second.
The surge follows Canada's tightening of immigration rules, including a reduction in temporary residents such as international students and foreign workers. Reasons for removal include visa overstays, rejected asylum claims, and fraud, though the Canada Border Services Agency does not release country-wise breakdowns for specific causes. A further 7,669 Indian nationals were in Canada's removal pipeline as of mid-2026, the largest group awaiting deportation.
The Indian Opinion
Some will frame these numbers as Canada 'targeting' Indians, but the simpler explanation is that Canada is aggressively reducing temporary residents and enforcing removals across all nationalities. Indians form the largest pool of temporary migrants, so they inevitably top the count. The more telling number is the 7,669 Indians still in the removal pipeline, a backlog that will test Ottawa's enforcement capacity. Watch whether that inventory shrinks or grows by year-end to judge the true scale of this policy.
Sources (2): newindianexpress.com, livemint.com
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