US flight brings second batch of 116 deportees

A US aircraft carrying a batch of 116 alleged illegal migrants from India, who were deported from the US, landed at Punjab’s Amritsar International Airport on Saturday night.

This was the second group of Indian citizens to be sent back from the US after President Donald Trump started a crackdown on illegal immigrants.

On Feb. 5, a US military plane brought 104 illegal immigrants, in handcuffs and chains, to Amritsar, inviting sharp criticism from the Opposition.

According to officials, of the 116 deportees, 65 are from Punjab, 33 from Haryana, eight from Gujarat, two each from Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, and one each from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.

Sources said that most of the deportees are aged between 18 and 30.

Some of their family members arrived at the airport to receive them.

Another flight carrying more deportees is expected to arrive soon.