A fourth batch of illegal immigrants from India deported by the US landed in Delhi Sunday, officials said.They flew back to India via Panama, officials said. Of the 12, four went home to Punjab’s Amritsar, officials said.
The first round of deportation had taken place on February 5, when a US military plane transported 104 Indians to Amritsar.
Amid criticism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had said the Centre had been engaging with the US to ensure the deportees are not mistreated. He said the US’ deportation of illegal migrants is not a new development and has been going on for years.
Nearly 300 immigrants deported under US President Donald Trump’s policies are being held in a Panama hotel as the authorities work to return them to their home countries.