The US military plane transporting 104 Indians deported as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign against illegal immigrants has landed in Amritsar. The C-17 military aircraft took off from an airport in Texas yesterday.
Sources have told NDTV that each deported Indian national onboard the flight is “verified”, indicating New Delhi’s involvement in the process. This is likely the first of many such flights that will bring illegal Indian immigrants in the US back.
Immediately after he took over as US President, Trump has started cracking down on illegal immigrants. Earlier, US military aircraft have flown back immigrants deported to Guatemala, Peru and Honduras.
The first round of deportation of Indian nationals has taken amid reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is flying to the US next week. This will be his first visit after Trump took over as US President for the second time.