A US military aircraft carrying illegal migrants from India landed at Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport in Punjab's Amritsar. Among the undocumented India deported back, 25 were to be women and 13 were kids, reported India Today
According to reports, the US military plane C-17 carried illegal immigrants hailing from Punjab and other Indian states, including Gujarat.
VIDEO | A US plane carrying 205 deported Indians lands in Amritsar, Punjab. After US President Donald Trump assumed office last month, the law enforcement agencies had launched a crackdown against illegal immigrants.#US #ILLEGALimmigrants pic.twitter.com/5i3N7eh8yz
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Notably, many Indians who entered the US through "donkey routes" or other illegal means by spending lakhs of rupees, are now facing deportation.
The aircraft took off on Tuesday night (local time) from Texas.