Earlier this week, the US military C-17 transport aircraft landed at Punjab's Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, deporting 104 handcuffed and chained undocumented Indian immigrants. Amid the political uproar surrounding the deportation,

At least 104 Indian citizens were deported from the United States Tuesday night on a military aircraft, according to officials from India’s Punjab state, as US President Donald Trump makes stemming migration a top priority.

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

A US deportation flight carrying about 100 Indian nationals accused of entering the country illegally has landed in the state of Punjab. The military aircraft, which left Texas late on Tuesday, is now in the city of Amritsar where authorities say they have put measures in place to process the deportees.

Deportation Flight Lands in Punjab A U.S. military aircraft carrying 104 Indian nationals accused of illegally entering the United States landed in Punjab on Wednesday. This marks the first deportation flight to India since President Donald Trump’s administration intensified its crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

At least 104 Indian citizens were deported from the United States Tuesday night on a military aircraft, according to officials from India’s Punjab state, as President Donald Trump makes stemming immigration a top priority.