Canada Reports More Than 3,000 Deportations of Indian Nationals During Early 2026

Canada removed 3,323 Indian nationals between January 1 and June 30, 2026, bringing the first-half total close to the previous annual high.

The deportations already equal nearly 88% of the 3,779 removals recorded during all of 2025. That year had set the previous high for removals of people from India.

The Canada Border Services Agency recorded the figures. India also moved ahead of Mexico as the leading nationality group for removals, the first time that has happened since 2020.

More cases remain active. As of June 30, the agency listed 7,669 people from India in its “removal in progress inventory.”

That inventory does not represent completed removals. It identifies cases still moving through the removal process.

The figures cover several enforcement streams, including permit audits, refugee decisions and investigations tied to alleged immigration fraud or criminal activity.

Canada’s first-half total approached the 2025 annual figure

CBSA and IRCC have attributed removals to several factors. Authorities have pursued consultants and “degree mills” connected to fraudulent admission letters.

They have also audited study and work permits. Those reviews examine whether permit holders complied with employment and academic requirements.

Rejected refugee claims account for the majority of removals in 2026, the research said. The pace of final asylum decisions has increased as well.

Some investigations involve allegations of organized crime. A June 2026 CBSA report said certain people holding student or work permits had been identified in connection with extortion-related activities and organized crime syndicates.

Students also face scrutiny over work-study balance rules. A finding that a permit holder did not meet those requirements can lead to removal action.

The active inventory extends beyond students. It includes cases that had not reached completed removal by the June 30 reporting date.

Canada’s count exceeded the U.S. figure for a longer period

India’s Ministry of External Affairs reported that the United States removed 2,273 people from India between January 1 and July 31, 2026. Canada’s figure covered six months, while the U.S. figure covered seven.

Canada’s total was higher despite having a much smaller total population of Indian residents, the comparison reported by the ministry showed.

The U.S. figures provide a separate comparison rather than an explanation for Canada’s removals. U.S. officials issued their own enforcement statements during the same period.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said August 7 that the department was carrying out President Trump’s deportation mandate.

"Every day, DHS is delivering on President Trump’s mandate from the American people to deport illegal aliens from our country. We will not stop deporting illegal aliens until we have made America safe again."

Mullin also said August 5 that ICE had deported dangerous criminals during the previous week. He said the administration would put public safety first by removing criminal illegal aliens from communities.

On June 29, USCIS confirmed implementation of Executive Order 14159. The order prioritizes civil and criminal enforcement against people who fail to comply with biographic registration and fingerprinting requirements.

Mullin described relations involving the United States and Canada as “fracturing” over northern border security and migration management on June 17.

The Canadian figures stand on their own. By June 30, the agency had already processed removals equal to most of the previous year’s total, while thousands of additional cases remained in progress.

Those pending cases could generate further removal activity as proceedings continue through the rest of 2026.