Visas and deportation of Indian migrants on agenda as Modi prepares to visit Trump - India prime minister travels to Washington next week

On Wednesday, a US Air Force cargo plane landed in Amritsar, India, carrying 104 Indian nationals who had entered the US illegally, according to a US government statement.

Over a hundred Indian nationals were deported from the US on a costly military flight. The operation underscored the Trump administration's commitment to cracking down on illegal immigration, with each deportee's journey amounting to over $10,

Reports that deported migrants had faced mistreatment stirred an uproar in India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Washington.

With the Trump administration rolling out stricter immigration and deportation policies, many Indian students are finding themselves tangled in a web of uncertainty and financial strain. Several students say they are being randomly asked to show visa documents and student IDs by ‘officers in uniforms’.

Congress leaders in Telangana held a protest against the mistreatment of illegal Indian immigrants deported from the US. Former MP V Hanumantha Rao participated, symbolically locking chains around his hands.

US civilian authorities also shackle migrants by their ankles and wrists, but deportation flights to India are rare. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement had three flights to the city of Amritsar last year, according to Witness at the Border, an advocacy group that tracks flight data.

A U.S. military plane carrying 104 deported Indian migrants has arrived in a northern Indian city, the first such flight to the country as part of a crackdown ordered by the Trump administration, airport officials said.

The US began deporting the first batch of undocumented Indian migrants since President Donald Trump returned to office threatening trade action against countries who didn’t comply with his immigration policies.

Michael W. Banks, chief of the US Border Patrol, shared a video showcasing the deportation of chained illegal Indian immigrants via a US military aircraft.

Indian Americans are reacting to President Donald Trump's executive orders, particularly concerning immigration and trade.