Reports that deported migrants had faced mistreatment stirred an uproar in India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Washington.

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On Wednesday, a US Air Force cargo plane landed in Amritsar, India, carrying 104 Indian nationals who had entered the US illegally, according to a US government statement.

Over a hundred Indian nationals were deported from the US on a costly military flight. The operation underscored the Trump administration's commitment to cracking down on illegal immigration, with each deportee's journey amounting to over $10,

The flight appeared to be the first use of an American military aircraft to deport people to India, which is one of the top sources of illegal immigration to the United States.

A U.S. military plane carrying 104 deported Indian migrants has arrived in a northern Indian city, the first such flight to the country as part of a crackdown ordered by the Trump administration, airport officials said.

Dreams Shattered' as Trump Deports Indians Ahead of Modi Trip By Aftab Ahmed SALEMPURA, India (Reuters) - It took Daler Singh six months and $45,000 to reach the United States last month without paperwork.

But he noted the “process of deportation is not a new one”, and that the United States had expelled more than 15,000 Indians since 2009, almost half of them between 2019-2024.

The deportation came a week before Trump is expected to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington. All immigrants, barring children, were handcuffed during the flight, The Times of India and the Indian Express newspapers reported,

The U.S. has deported 104 Indian migrants, sparking political controversy in India. External affairs minister S. Jaishankar met PM Modi to discuss the situation, while the opposition demands a discussion in Parliament.