'Deport Every Indian Immediately': US Politician Censured For Anti-India Hate Speech

Last Updated:October 19, 2025, 10:58 IST

US Conservative politician Chandler Langevin, a member of Florida's Palm Bay City Council, was censured for his controversial remarks calling for deportation of Indians.

Chandler Langevin, a member of Palm Bay City Council, was censured for his remarks against Indians. (Photo: X)

US Conservative politician Chandler Langevin from Florida’s Palm Bay City Council has come under fire for his controversial remarks against Indians in the United States, after the city council censured him for alleged hate speech.

Langevin had sparked widespread outrage among Indian American groups, members of Congress and local residents with a flurry of social media posts calling for the mass deportations of Indians. He said Indians come to the US to “drain our pockets" and then return to India, “or worse… to stay."

On Thursday, Langevin’s fellow council members voted 3-2 to censure him after residents and national Indian American groups flooded meetings at Palm Bay’s city council chambers, denouncing his remarks and demanding his resignation, according to The Washington Post.

What Did Changevin Say?

Langevin has posted at least five derogatory remarks since mid-September, including one in which he accused Indians of “destroying the South." He also shared a post from the Department of Homeland Security about an Indian truck driver who killed a woman after an illegal U-turn, saying, “Deport every Indian immediately."

“There’s not a single Indian that cares about the United States. They are here to exploit us financially and enrjch India and Indians. America for Americans," he said in another post.

In another post, Langevin accused Indians of “taking advantage of America" in response to the Indian truck driver’s illegal U-turn. After his remarks on Indians, Medina, the Mayor of Palm Bay, published a message, assuring residents that “words that demean or devalue others have no place in the Palm Bay we aspire to be."

Undeterred, Langevin posted on X on October 2: “Today is my birthday and all I want is for @realDonaldTrump to revoke every Indian visa and deport them immediately. America for Americans."

How Did Langevin React To His Censure?

On that evening, over 100 residents from Palm Bay and nearby cities in central Florida filled a city council meeting where members voted 4-1 to send a letter to the governor requesting Langevin’s suspension, The Washington Post reported. Several people rebuked his remarks on Indians and defended the community in Florida and other states.

After the backlash, Langevin said he had spoken to some members of the community and conveyed an apology “STRICTLY to Patriotic Hindu Americans while reaffirming all of my views on immigration policy and Christianity."

On Thursday, most attendees in the city council urged the elected officials to censure him. “I am so tired of talking about this and hearing about this. Change your course, man," said Deputy Mayor Mike Jaffe.

Langevin said the city council’s censure, calls for his removal and condemnation from fellow Republicans are “reprehensible" and represented a violation of free speech. “This is a plain and simple case of 1st Amendment retaliation and sets a dangerous precedent that any majority can silence any minority within a representative form of government for disagreeing with their policy," he said.

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