American aircraft with third batch of illegal Indian migrants in Amritsar

New Delhi:

An aircraft with 112 Indians, which was deported from the United States to live illegally in the country, landed in Amritsar on Sunday night, as part of the Crackdown of Donald Trump Administration on such immigrants. The third such arrival in.

According to sources, the US Air Force flight C -17 Globmaster aircraft landed at Amritsar International Airport at around 10.03 am.

Of the total exiles, 31 from Punjab, 44 from Haryana, 33 from Gujarat, two from Uttar Pradesh and one from Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The families of some of them arrived at the airport to get them.

After completing all formalities, including immigration, verification and background check, exile will be allowed to go to their homes. Sources said that arrangements have been made to transport the exiles for their destination.

The first round of exile took place on 5 February, when an American military aircraft took 104 Indians to Amritsar. The second aircraft carrying 116 Indians landed on Saturday.

During the first round of exile, people were shocked and restrained throughout the flight, only to be free on arrival in India – a step that triggers a political storm in India, and both houses of the then Parliament There was an uproar in the budget session. Similar allegations of sick treatment were made by those returning on Saturday.

Amid criticism, External Affairs Minister’s Jaishankar earlier said that the Center is engaged with the US to ensure that exile has not been abused. He also said that the exile of illegal migrants of America is not a new development and has been going on for years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in the US earlier this week, said that India will withdraw any of its citizens living illegally in America. However, he emphasized that efforts needed to end human trafficking.

“Our big battle is against the entire ecosystem, and we are confident that President Trump will fully cooperate with India in fulfilling this ecosystem,” he said.

In its defense, the US embassy in India stated that “implementing our country’s immigration laws is seriously important for the United States national security and public security”. An embassy spokesman said, “It is the United States policy to perform immigration laws honestly against all unknown and removable aliens.”

India is the third source of unspecified migrants in the US after Mexico and Al Salvador.

Most of the exiles belonging to Punjab earlier said that they wanted to go to America for a better life for their families. However, his dreams were shattered when he was caught on the American border and sent back to huts.