No Infosys employee was detained by ICE, clarifies CEO Salil Parekh

Infosys CEO and Managing Director Salil Parekh dismissed reports claiming that an employee of the company was detained or deported by US immigration authorities, terming the allegations circulating on social media as incorrect.

Speaking during Infosys’ third quarter earnings conference on January 14, Parekh clarified that no Infosys employee had been apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or any other US authority. “No Infosys employee has been apprehended by any US authority. A few months ago, one of our employees was denied entry into the US and was sent back to India,” he said.

The clarification came after a viral post on social media platform X alleged that a Mysuru-based Infosys employee working on an

on-site project in the US was picked up by ICE agents and given two hours to decide whether to return to India or face jail. The post further claimed that the employee was escorted by authorities during transit, publicly humiliated during the journey, and that Infosys planned legal action against US authorities.

Heard a wild wild story tdy of an Infy employee from Mysuru who was on-site for a project in US.
Was picked up by ICE agents, given 2 hours to pack up from his home, given 2 choices.
Either go to jail or get deported.
Once that chap chose to return back to India, was escorted by…

— Chetan Anantharamu (@gandabherunda) January 13, 2026

Infosys has denied these claims, stating that no such detention or deportation incident involving its employees has taken place in recent times.

Infosys Q3 Results

Infosys reported a net profit of ₹6,654 crore for the October–December quarter, lower than the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of ₹7,445 crore and down 9.6% sequentially from ₹7,364 crore in the September quarter.

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) stood at ₹9,479 crore, slightly below the poll estimate of ₹9,624 crore, but up 1.3% sequentially from ₹9,353 crore. Operating margin for the quarter came in at 20.8%, compared with the poll expectation of 21.3% and 21% in the preceding quarter.

Shares of Infosys Ltd ended marginally higher on Wednesday, January 14, by 0.62% at ₹1,608.90 on the NSE.

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