U.S. authorities said they detained several undocumented immigrants with criminal records over the weekend, including an Indian national in Michigan who had been convicted in a case involving children.
Among those identified by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was Nava Kumar Tupili, who was arrested in Wayland, Michigan. The Department of Homeland Security said Tupili had been convicted of “accosting children for immoral purposes” and “using a computer to commit a crime.”
The federal body wrote on X: “ICE took custody of Nava Kumar Tupili, a criminal illegal alien and convicted child predator from India, in Wayland, Mich., after the county jail honored an ICE detainer and turned him over to our officers instead of releasing him back into the community. Tupili entered the United States on a student visa, which was revoked in 2024.”
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Officials said he had been living in the United States without legal status. He had originally entered the country on a student visa, but that visa was revoked in 2024. The name of the school linked to his visa has not been made public. After the visa was cancelled, he no longer had legal permission to stay in the country.
After serving time in a county jail, Tupili was not released. Local authorities kept him in custody based on an ICE detainer, which is a request from federal immigration officials asking that a person be held until agents can take over.
Because his visa had already been cancelled and he has criminal convictions, officials said he is now expected to go through deportation proceedings.
The arrest was part of a broader enforcement operation carried out on April 18 and 19. Authorities said the drive focused on non-citizens convicted of serious crimes, including child rape, sexual solicitation of minors, human trafficking for sexual exploitation, kidnapping and armed robbery.
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The operation covered multiple states, with arrests also reported in Colorado, Maryland, New York and Texas. Those taken into custody were from several countries, including India, Mexico, Ghana, Nigeria and Guatemala.
Tupili’s arrest comes at a time when ICE has been stepping up its operations this year. Officials say the agency has brought in thousands of additional officers since January, which has helped increase workplace inspections, arrests and deportation actions.
At the same time, there is a sharper focus on what authorities call “visa integrity.” This means closer checks on people in the U.S. on student, work or other temporary visas. Under this approach, any criminal conviction or violation of visa rules can quickly result in a visa being cancelled and the start of removal proceedings, according to officials.