US deports Indian Jashandeep Singh for sexual coercion

The United States has deported Indian national Jashandeep Singh after he was convicted of sexually motivated coercion involving force, burglary and theft, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. Singh was removed on August 3 as part of a larger operation that deported five non-US nationals with criminal records, including individuals from Guatemala, Mexico and Chile. DHS described Singh as a 'criminal illegal alien from India'.

Among the others deported were Ramon Gregorio Herrera-Ruiz of Guatemala, convicted of homicide and drunk driving, Mexican Jorge Martinez-Guerrero, convicted of homicide and negligent manslaughter, Berta Montano Jimenez of Mexico, convicted of weapons offences, and Williams Alejandro Cortes Contreras of Chile, convicted of burglary.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the removals reflect ICE's work to deport immigrants convicted of serious crimes, adding that crime rates had fallen to historic lows as deportations increased. He credited President Donald Trump with the administration's immigration enforcement policy.