New Delhi: A senior intelligence assessment indicates that Anmol Bishnoi’s return to India is directly linked to the sweeping immigration changes introduced under the current United States administration. The updated framework requires the immediate detention of individuals whose asylum or immigration applications are rejected at the first stage. This marks a significant break from the system previously in place, which allowed applicants to submit multiple petitions while remaining free during the review process. That earlier approach often resulted in long, complicated legal cycles that delayed deportation proceedings by many years.
Under the new policy, authorities are instructed to keep detainees in custody from the moment their initial claim is denied. Immigration courts have also been directed to fast-track such cases, dramatically reducing the overall timeline. Officials familiar with the matter noted that while deportation once stretched close to a decade in many instances, the accelerated system now typically completes the process in roughly a year and a half.
Anmol Bishnoi’s case followed this revised pathway. He remained in detention for nearly 18 months, during which his case advanced through the expedited docket created under the updated rules. According to intelligence inputs, there were no special exemptions or separate procedures applied in his case. The same process is uniformly implemented for illegal immigrants from all countries, and officials emphasise that the policy is designed to prevent prolonged stays, repeated filings, and administrative backlogs.
The procedural shift represents one of the most significant changes to US immigration enforcement in recent years. The combination of mandatory detention and prioritised court handling has not only shortened the duration of legal proceedings but has also increased the pace at which deportation orders are executed. For many detainees, including Bishnoi, this has meant much swifter movement through the system compared to past administrations, whose policies often resulted in long delays before a final decision was reached.
As a result, agencies expect a continued rise in the number of deportations completed within shorter timeframes, reflecting the broader push to streamline immigration adjudication and reduce longstanding case backlogs.
