An Indian nationwide has been arrested in the USA for allegedly possessing a cast alien resident card, in accordance with the Justice Division. Swapnil Ramesh Tejale, 34, was taken into custody following a visitors cease in Niagara Falls, New York, and now faces a federal cost that carries a most sentence of 10 years in jail and a $250,000 positive.“On July 10, 2025, the Niagara Falls Border Patrol Station obtained a request from the Niagara Falls Police Division to assist establish three people that they’d encountered throughout a visitors cease,” mentioned Assistant US Lawyer Michael J. Smith, who’s prosecuting the case. “Brokers arrived on the scene and questioned the three people as to their citizenship. Tejale introduced a Lawful Everlasting Resident Card however voluntarily admitted that the cardboard was fictitious.”Authorities later confirmed that Tejale was within the nation unlawfully and didn’t possess any legitimate immigration paperwork. Following his arrest, brokers found a Social Safety card in his identify, which was additionally discovered to be counterfeit.The case falls underneath “Operation Take Again America”, a Justice Division initiative geared toward tackling unlawful immigration and dismantling transnational felony organisations. The operation seeks to “repel the invasion of unlawful immigration” and “defend our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime”, the division mentioned.The investigation was led by the US Border Patrol Niagara Falls Station, underneath the path of Patrol Agent in Cost Brady Waikal.Tejale’s arrest is a part of a sequence of immigration enforcement actions involving Indian nationals this yr. In a associated incident, an Indian man from Santa Rosa, California, was sentenced in March to 6 months in jail for conspiracy to move aliens for revenue. In the meantime, Manjot Singh, a 25-year-old Indian nationwide, was lately arrested within the Seattle space for repeat offences together with theft, assault, and felony impersonation. Singh, who entered the U.S. illegally, is at present in ICE custody pending deportation.ICE officers have mentioned that Singh’s arrest is a warning to repeat offenders: “Those that violate US legal guidelines whereas within the nation illegally face arrest and deportation.”