An Indian man with a long criminal record has been arrested by US immigration authorities in Los Angeles and could now face deportation proceedings, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.ICE said 26-year-old Parminderpal Singh, a citizen of India, was arrested this week and remains in immigration custody pending removal from the United States.Authorities said Singh’s criminal history includes offences 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 non-citizens accused or convicted of criminal offences. In recent years, several Indian nationals 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 famously discussed cases involved Subramanyam Vedam, who spent 43 years in a Pennsylvania prison for a murder conviction that was later overturned. In 2025, ICE detained him immediately after his release because of a separate decades-old deportation order linked to an earlier drug conviction. Vedam had lived in US since infancy and faced possible deportation to India.Another case involved Meenu Batra, a 53-year-old interpreter who had lived in the US for more than three decades. She was detained by ICE in Texas in 2026 during a work trip after authorities cited an old deportation order despite her having legal work authorisation and humanitarian protection status. She was later released following legal intervention and after a judge questioned her detention.US authorities have also deported Indian nationals convicted in financial crimes. In 2025, Angad Singh Chandhok was deported 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 dollars obtained through fraud.In another recent case, Aman Kumar was arrested by ICE in California in 2026 after authorities released him following a hit-and-run incident involving a four-year-old child. ICE alleged Kumar was living in the country illegally at the time of his arrest outside a Fresno courthouse.
