A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed Wednesday at Amritsar International Airport, marking the first such deportation under President Donald Trump’s second term.
The deportees include 30 from Punjab, 33 each from Haryana and Gujarat, three from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, and two from Chandigarh.
This is the first time the US has used a military plane for deporting migrants to India, with previous deportations having been carried out on commercial flights.
The C-17 Globemaster, which refueled at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, arrived at Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport in Amritsar in the afternoon, carrying the deportees.
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Over 100 illegal Indian migrants deported from US via military aircraft land in Amritsar
- by: Harpreet Bajwa
- 2025-02-06
- Source:
new indian express
- 02/06/2025
