US immigration authorities have arrested an Indian man with a lengthy criminal record in Los Angeles, and he may now face deportation proceedings, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.ICE said 26-year-old Parminderpal Singh, an Indian citizen, was arrested this week and remains in immigration custody awaiting removal from the United States.Authorities said Singh’s criminal history includes crimes such as vehicle theft, grand theft, trespassing and vandalism. ICE has not yet released further details about his immigration status or any upcoming court proceedings.The arrest comes as US immigration authorities continue to increase enforcement operations targeting noncitizens accused or convicted of criminal offenses.
In recent years, many Indian citizens have faced detention or deportation proceedings by ICE under a wide range of circumstances, including criminal convictions, visa violations, and old immigration orders.One of the most high-profile cases discussed involved Subramaniam Vedam, who spent 43 years in a Pennsylvania prison for a murder conviction that was later overturned. In 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested him immediately upon his release on a separate, decades-old deportation order tied to a previous drug conviction.
Vidam had lived in the United States since his childhood and faced possible deportation to India.Another case involves Minu Batra, a 53-year-old translator who has lived in the United States for more than three decades. She was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas in 2026 while on a business trip after authorities cited an old deportation order even though she had a lawful work permit and humanitarian protection status. She was later released after legal intervention and after a judge questioned her detention.US authorities have also deported Indian citizens convicted of financial crimes. In 2025, Angad Singh Chandhok was extradited to India after serving a prison sentence in an international tech support scam that targeted elderly Americans. He helped operate shell companies used to launder millions of fraudulently obtained dollars.In another recent case, Aman Kumar was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California in 2026 after authorities released him following a hit-and-run accident involving a four-year-old boy. Immigration and Customs Enforcement claimed Kumar was living in the country illegally at the time of his arrest outside the Fresno courthouse.