Deportation and immigration restriction have become mainstream Republican positions. Politicians now attack long-protected programs that previous generations refused to touch.
US DEPORTATIONS OF INDIAN NATIONALS ARE DOWN 25% IN 2026.
India's foreign ministry counts 1,273 Indians deported from the US between Jan 1 and Jul 22, 2026. The same stretch in 2025 was 1,703. That is 430 fewer people, down 25.3%.
2025 finished at 3,567, the highest annual total since 2009. Total since January 2025 is 4,840.
All of this lands while enforcement talk keeps getting louder.
Mass deportation has disrupted Texas' construction sector, writes @MaryEllenKlas. It's leading some Trump-voting builders to abandon the GOP (via @opinion)
President Trump says his deportation policy may have been "too tough," acknowledging that it could have hurt him in the midterms.
He said the crackdown helped him with voters who wanted the border secured and criminals deported, but also upset people who didn't want to see workers with jobs sent out of the country.
Host: "What is one thing you would like to work with a Democratic majority on?"
Trump: "I'd love to do something on immigration."