US navy plane with 112 deportees arrives in Amritsar

A US navy plane carrying 112 Indians dwelling illegally in that nation landed on the Amritsar airport late on Sunday, 16 February, the third such batch of Indians to be despatched again amid a crackdown by the Donald Trump administration towards unlawful immigrants.

The C-17 plane landed at 10:03 pm, sources stated.

They stated 44 of the deportees have been from Haryana, 33 from Gujarat, 31 from Punjab, two from Uttar Pradesh, and one every from Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Among the many deportees have been 19 ladies and 14 minors, together with two infants.

The deportees from Punjab and Haryana have been taken to their respective locations round 4:45 am on Monday, 17 February, following the completion of formalities reminiscent of immigration, verification and background checks.

The deportees’ arrived inside 24 hours of a US navy plane bringing again one other batch of Indians dwelling illegally in that nation.

Deputy commissioner (Amritsar) Sakshi Sawhney advised reporters earlier that 112 deportees got here on the flight.

When requested about their well being, she stated everybody was high quality.

Preparations for meals have been made, she added.

Transportation was additionally organized to take the deportees to their respective locations.

The deportees hailing from Punjab have been taken in automobiles organized by the state authorities. The Haryana authorities had despatched two buses for transporting the deportees from the state to their native locations.

The deportees from different states could be flown to Delhi after which taken to their respective locations in different flights, officers stated.