US plane carrying 112 deported Indians reach Amritsar
The first batch of Indian deportees reached Amritsar on February 5. Several deportees on that flight claimed their hands and legs were cuffed throughout the journey and they were unshackled only after landing in Amritsar.A US military aircraft carrying illegal Indian immigrants upon its landing at the Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport, in Amritsar, Punjab, on February 5, 2025. The Daily Star/ANN
A US military aircraft carrying 112 Indian illegal immigrants reached the north Indian city of Amritsar last night in the third such flight bringing deportees as part of a crackdown by the Trump administration against undocumented immigrants.
The plane landed at the airport at 10:03pm, said sources.
On Saturday, another US military aircraft carrying 117 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar.
The first batch of Indian deportees reached Amritsar on February 5. Several deportees on that flight claimed their hands and legs were cuffed throughout the journey and they were unshackled only after landing in Amritsar.
This triggered nationwide outrage with opposition parties demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue with the US during his visit to Washington.
India has conveyed its concerns to the US about the treatment of deportees.
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