Illegal Immigrants
US military plane with 104 illegal Indian immigrants arrives in Amritsar
A US military aircraft, which was carrying 104 deported illegal Indian immigrants, landed in the north Indian city of Amritsar city on Wednesday.
The flight arrived at the Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport at around 1.55 pm, reported The Tribune.
The Indians were deported on a C-17 plane that took off from San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday.
Sources told NDTV that each deported Indian national onboard the flight is "verified", indicating New Delhi's involvement in the process.
The deportation was part of Donald Trump's massive crackdown launched against illegal immigrants after his inauguration on January 20.
Several such flights are likely to arrive in India in the coming days.
Trump-Modi phone call
After a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, Trump, who is locked in trade wars with several nations, had said New Delhi would take necessary steps in repatriating its nationals illegally staying in the USA.
Trump had said India will do "what is right" when it comes to taking back illegal immigrants.
The deportation occurred at a time when multiple media reports were claiming that Modi would visit the USA and meet Trump next week.
This would be the first meeting between the two leaders since Trump took charge after coming to power for second term.
As per data released by the Pew Research Centre, approximately 725,000 illegal immigrants from India live in the US.
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