India has said it has registered concerns with the US over the deportation of illegal immigrants in shackles and conveyed that this kind of treatment could have been avoided.
As per PTI report, The remarks of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri came amid uproar over the deportation of illegal Indian immigrants by the US in handcuffs during their 40-hour flight onboard a military aircraft.
“We do make our concerns known to the United States that this kind of treatment can perhaps be avoided,” the foreign secretary said in response to questions on the deportation.
Misri said there are as many as 487 presumed Indian citizens with final removal orders from the US authorities and details of 298 people have been shared with India.
He said the information shared by the US authorities was being verified.
He said the US policy of deporting illegal immigrants in restraints has been in place since 2012.
