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ICE arrest detainers were lodged for both named individuals.
Multiple independent news outlets, citing Indiana State Police and a press release from Governor Mike Braun’s office, report that after Gurpreet Singh (25, of Fresno, California) and Jasveer Singh (30, of Santa Clara, California) were arrested in Putnam County, Indiana on January 4, 2026, for trafficking approximately 309 pounds of cocaine, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed deportation holds on both men. WRTV, summarizing the governor’s release, states that ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations placed deportation holds on each man due to prior pending removal proceedings, and IndyStar likewise reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed deportation holds on the two men. WISH-TV, WTHR, and WLKI all separately confirm that ICE deportation holds were placed on both suspects after their arrest. In standard law-enforcement usage, such “ICE deportation holds” function as ICE immigration detainers lodged against individuals in local custody. Based on this consistent, corroborated evidence, the statement that ICE lodged detainers for Gurpreet Singh and Jasveer Singh following their arrest in Putnam County, Indiana is True because multiple credible sources confirm ICE placed immigration/deportation holds on both men after their arrest.