Punjab Outlook

Seattle ( WA) —An Indian Citizen, Manjot Singh, a 25-year-old Indian citizen with a lengthy criminal record in the US, has been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Singh’s prior arrests, totalling at least six, include charges such as robbery, theft, DUI and criminal impersonation. The arrest was the result of a coordinated operation between ICE, Homeland Security Investigations in Seattle, and U.S. Border Patrol. Singh is currently held in ICE detention pending deportation proceedings, reflecting the agency’s ongoing efforts to remove individuals with repeated criminal offenses from the country.In a statement posted on X, ICE confirmed: “Manjot Singh, 25, is an Indian citizen with a history of multiple arrests by local law enforcement, including robbery, theft, DUI, and criminal impersonation. He remains in ICE custody awaiting removal.”Rosario Pete Vasquez, Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Blaine Sector in Washington, also posted on social media that Singh had been residing in the United States unlawfully prior to his arrest