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Indian nationals, including 25 women and 12 minors, are being deported from the US to Amritsar today. (Photo: X/@PressSec)
A United States subject C-17 craft carrying 104 deported Indian nationals from Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chandigarh is acceptable to onshore astatine Amritsar airdrome astir 1 p.m. today. The flight, which departed from San Antonio, Texas, connected Tuesday afternoon, has 11 unit members and 45 US officials connected board.
According to sources, the highest fig of deportees – 33 each – are from Gujarat and Haryana, followed by 30 from Punjab. Two passengers each are from Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh, portion 3 are from Maharashtra.
The deportees see 25 women and 12 minors, with the youngest rider being conscionable 4 years old. Forty-eight individuals are beneath the property of 25.
A elder Punjab Police authoritative said that astir of the 30 deportees from Punjab hail from the Majha belt, including Gurdaspur, Amritsar, and Tarn Taran, portion others are from Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Patiala, Mohali, and Sangrur.
The repatriation comes amid expanding US migration enforcement measures, peculiarly targeting individuals who entered the state illegally oregon overstayed their visas.
Punjab constabulary person made strict arrangements astatine the airport. Speaking to media persons connected Tuesday, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said, “We discussed it successful the gathering chaired by the Chief Minister today. He has asked america that the Punjab authorities person them successful a affable manner. We shall acceptable up our counters determination (at the airport). We are successful interaction with the cardinal government. Whenever we shall person immoderate much information, we volition stock it. We inactive person unconfirmed reports that a ample fig of radical are apt to beryllium deported.”
Earlier, Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said it was amended to “send amerciable residents backmost location alternatively than putting them successful jailhouse successful the US.”
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Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said they volition supply each imaginable assistance to the individuals.
A elder Punjab constabulary serviceman said they volition besides scan the past transgression record, if any, of the deportees astatine the airdrome itself.
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