From NY Times: Biden welcomes India’s prime minister despite concerns over human rights. President Biden welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to the White House on Thursday for a pomp-filled state visit intended to woo the world’s most populous nation as the United States navigates conflict with Russia and rising tension with China. After their private meeting and public remarks, Mr. Modi broke from his usual stance of avoiding unscripted events and answered what were most likely his first questions during a news conference in his nine years as prime minister. He brushed aside concerns about his government’s treatment of minorities and said there was “no question of discrimination.”
Chart: CBP Encounters with citizens of India at the U.S.-Mexico border Oct-19 182 Nov-19 173 Dec-19 141 Jan-20 162 Feb-20 163 Mar-20 183 Apr-20 45 May-20 24 Jun-20 18 Jul-20 12 Aug-20 10 Sep-20 7 Oct-20 10 Nov-20 16 Dec-20 31 Jan-21 92 Feb-21 127 Mar-21 226 Apr-21 387 May-21 332 Jun-21 186 Jul-21 125 Aug-21 374 Sep-21 682 Oct-21 706 Nov-21 723 Dec-21 1145 Jan-22 1369 Feb-22 1236 Mar-22 1375 Apr-22 1569 May-22 2437 Jun-22 2365 Jul-22 1765 Aug-22 1597 Sep-22 2021 Oct-22 2044 Nov-22 2263 Dec-22 3248 Jan-23 2657 Feb-23 1917 Mar-23 5263 Apr-23 8016 May-23 4705
Mobile Pathways US asylum decision tool shows a 68.8% grant rate for Indian applicants since January 2021 (3,899 grants in 5,671 cases) https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/jeffrey.obrien/viz/EOIR_Asylum/AsylumDash