USBP and partners successfully returned illegal aliens to India, marking the farthest deportation flight yet using military transport. This mission underscores our commitment to enforcing immigration laws and ensuring swift removals.
— Chief Michael W. Banks (@USBPChief) February 5, 2025
If you cross illegally, you will be removed. pic.twitter.com/WW4OWYzWOf
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:40am on 06 Feb 2025,Thursday India
A US Border Patrol video showing 104 deported Indians in shackles has triggered a political storm in India. The deportees, including women and minors, were flown on a military plane to Amritsar. Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, condemned the treatment, demanding a parliamentary discussion. "They are humans, not prisoners," protesters chanted outside Parliament. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated deportation is not new but did not comment on the shackles. The government is considering the Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2024 to protect migrant rights.
