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Infosys CEO Denies Viral Claim of Employee Detained or Deported in U.S.

The clarification came on the company’s Q3 earnings call following a viral allegation on X.

Overview

  • Salil Parekh said no Infosys employee has been apprehended by any U.S. authority.
  • He clarified that one employee was denied entry a few months ago and returned to India without detention or deportation.
  • Coverage links the viral account to X user Chetan Anantharamu, who alleged ICE forced a choice between jail or immediate return and escorted the worker via Frankfurt to Bengaluru.
  • There is no confirmed legal action by Infosys against U.S. authorities despite suggestions in the social media post.
  • Reports place the episode in a landscape of tighter U.S. visa hurdles and scrutiny of ICE, citing a $100,000 visa fee, social-media vetting, processing delays, and detainee death figures of 30 in 2025 and at least four early in 2026.