US aircraft carrying deported Indians lands at Amritsar airport

PTI Updated - February 05, 2025 at 03:06 PM.

30 deportees are from Punjab, 33 each from Haryana and Gujarat, three each from Maharashtra and UP, and two from Chandigarh, sources said

A US military aircraft carrying illegal Indian immigrants landed at the Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport in Amritsar on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: PTI

A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed at the Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport here on Wednesday afternoon, sources said.

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The flight landed at 1.55 pm.

While 30 of the deportees are from Punjab, 33 each are from Haryana and Gujarat, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from Chandigarh, the sources said.

An official confirmation on the number of deportees is awaited.

Earlier reports claimed that US military plane C-17 was carrying 205 illegal immigrants.

This is the first batch of illegal Indian immigrants to have been deported by the US government.

After Donald Trump assumed office as the US President last month, the country's law enforcement agencies have launched a crackdown against illegal immigrants.

Many people from Punjab, who entered the US through "donkey routes" or other illegal means by spending lakhs of rupees, are now facing deportation.

Published on February 5, 2025 09:07

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