The US Military aircraft carrying 200 illegal Indian immigrants is expected to land at the Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport in Amritsar, Punjab on Wednesday.
As per a PTI report, the US military plan C-17 is carrying immigrants from Punjab and other neighbouring states.
As per reports, the deported passengers include 25 women and around 12 minors. The majority of the deportees are from Punjab’s Majha belt, including Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, along with Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, and a few from Patiala, Mohali, and Sangrur. Reports further add that many of the deportees also hail from Haryana.
The report cited Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav and said that the Punjab government would receive the immigrants and set up counters at the airport.
However, the state's NRI affairs minister expressed disappointment in Trump's call to deport these individuals. As per Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, these immigrants have contributed to the US economy and should have been given a chance to get permanent residency.
Trump Begins Crackdown On Immigrants
After taking oath as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump declared a national emergency across the southern border of the US and ordered an immediate crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Since February 20, 2025, several US military planes carrying illegal immigrants have been deported back to Mexico, Guatemala and now India.
