India, July 16 -- The American dream was once a phenomenon among Indians, so much so that many of them were willing to take illegal routes, cross multiple borders, bear harsh conditions and spend loads of money just to be on the American land. However, the wave seems to be simmering down, with Indian illegal immigration to the US seeing a 69% drop from 2023.

The big drop in numbers featured in the records by US border authorities through May of FY2026.

As reported by HT earlier, 20,614 encounters with Indian migrants were recorded in this financial year, as opposed to the 67,000 encounters in FY2023, which was the peak of illegal immigrations involving Indians.

The sharpest decline is reportedly around the US land borders. The southwes...