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Green Card holder Indian citizen faces deportation, battles ICE, tumor and heart conditions
Singh has been living in the USA since 1994 and owns multiple gas stations in Indiana.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Tue, 14, Oct 2025
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US Green Card holder, 48-year-old Paramjit Singh, has been fighting a dual battle against his health and ICE since the last two months, BBC reported.
Singh, who is being held in a detention center, suffers from a brain tumour and a heart condition.
An Indian Passport holder, Singh has been living in the USA since 1994.
Settled in Indiana, the Singh family owns a chain of gas stations, with his wife and two children living as US citizens.
Now facing the threat of deportation, Singh was first detained at Chicago O'Hare International Airport while returning from a trip to India and has since been in their custody, according to BBC.
As per BBC, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities have cited two decades-old cases against him as the reason for the detainment, however, the claims have been disputed by Singh's lawyers.
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The case involves Singh using a public phone without paying. Court records show he served 10 days in prison and paid a $4,137.50 fine.
Immigration authorities also allege that Singh was convicted of a forgery offence in Illinois in 2008, but Singh's family has countered the claim and argued that the authorities were mistaken, noting that no such conviction exists.
The alleged convictions have blocked his US citizenship.
Singh has previously travelled to India multiple times without incident.
Singh's detention has come to light in the background of the Trump administration's seeming zero-tolerance policy in its immigration crackdown. While President Trump has repeatedly claimed that he is deporting the "worst of the worst", his critics argue that law abiding immigrants are facing the brunt of the administration's policy decisions.
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