A US military aircraft carrying 112 Indians living illegally in that country landed at the Amritsar airport late on Sunday, the third such batch of Indians to be sent back amid a crackdown by the Donald Trump administration against illegal immigrants.
The C-17 aircraft landed at 10:03 pm, sources said.
The deportees from Punjab and Haryana were taken to their respective destinations around 4:45 am on Monday following the completion of formalities such as immigration, verification and background checks.
The deportees’ arrived within 24 hours of a US military aircraft bringing back another batch of Indians living illegally in that country.
Deputy Commissioner (Amritsar) Sakshi Sawhney told reporters earlier that 112 deportees came on the flight.
When asked about their health, she said everyone was fine.
Arrangements for food were made, she added.