Massive Furore : Ahead Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US Visit, 104 Indians From Various States Deported From US In Military Aircraft; Reportedly Handcuffed

A US military  C- 17 aircraft carrying 104 illegal immigrants hailing from various states landed in Amritsar February 5, 2025, the first such batch of Indians deported by the Trump government as part of a crackdown it resolved to carry out when it was sworn in last month.

Of the deportees, 33 each are from Haryana and Gujarat, 30 from Punjab, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from Chandigarh, sources said.

Nineteen women and 13 minors, including a four-year-old boy and two girls aged five and seven years, were among the deportees, they said.

The US air force C-17 Globemaster aircraft landed at Amritsar airport at 1:55 pm. The US action came just days before Prime Minister Narendra D Modi’s visit to Washington, DC to hold wide-ranging talks with President Donald J Trump.

Jaspal Singh (36), who was among the deportees, revealed they were handcuffed and their legs were chained and those were taken off only at the Amritsar airport.

Singh, who hails from Hardorwal village in Gurdaspur district, said he was captured by the US Border Patrol after he crossed the US border on January 24.