A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft landed at the Air Force base in Amritsar on Wednesday, carrying 104 Indian nationals who were deported from the United States under its new immigration policy. Among the deportees, 30 were from Punjab, 33 each from Haryana and Gujarat, and the remaining from other states. The group included children and women.
After their arrival, the deportees were provided with medical assistance and food due to the uncomfortable journey.
Individuals from Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh were sent home by road, while the others, including the majority from Gujarat, were sent home via flights.
Police officers from the respective police stations of the deportees’ residential areas arrived at the airport to take custody of the deported individuals. They may question them or collect basic details. If no serious criminal involvement is found, they will be handed over to their families.
Among the five deportees from Amritsar, three had recently reached the US. Akashdeep Singh from Rajatal had been out of contact with his family for 15 days. His father stated that the police informed them of his return. The family spent Rs 60 lakh to send him to the US and expressed relief that he has returned safely.
One of the deported women, Sukhjit Kaur, has her father in Italy, but she was also deported from the US.
