{"id":2620,"date":"2026-02-17T04:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=2620"},"modified":"2026-02-17T04:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:48:08","slug":"128448470-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=2620","title":{"rendered":"Indian man accused of sexually assaulting minor held in New Jersey; ICE takes custody &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-128448417,imgsize-403104,width-400,resizemode-4\/pic-22.jpg\" alt=\"Indian man accused of sexually assaulting minor held in New Jersey; ICE takes custody\" title=\"(Image credits: X @ICEgov)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"(Image credits: X @ICEgov)\">(Image credits: X @ICEgov)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An Indian-origin man accused of multiple offences, including the sexual assault of a minor, has been detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/> Vodela Yashaswi Kottapalli faces charges in New Jersey for the sexual assault of a child under 13 years of age, shoplifting and public disorder<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>In a post on X, ICE said, \u201cVodela Yashaswi Kottapalli, a criminal illegal alien from India, has pending charges for sexual assault and larceny in New Jersey. <!-- -->We&#8217;ll keep him in custody pending removal proceedings.<!-- -->\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The agency said he remains in custody pending removal proceedings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The enforcement action comes as ICE has intensified action against undocumented migrants during the second term of Donald Trump, with the agency publicly sharing details of arrests and detentions involving foreign nationals accused of crimes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>In December, ICE had also released details of another case involving an Indian truck driver linked to a fatal motorway crash in Oregon that killed two people. <!-- -->Authorities said the driver entered the United States illegally through Arizona in November 2022 and later received work authorisation and a commercial driving licence from California state authorities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>That case followed several similar crashes involving Indian nationals driving heavy goods vehicles in the US. 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