Washington: Davinder Singh, a 21-year-old from Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, recounts his harrowing experience at a US detention center after being detained for crossing the US border illegally. Singh was part of the second batch of 116 Indian immigrants deported back to India in a military aircraft. He describes the detention center as a place where … Read more
Chandigarh: Daljit Singh, who was among the deportees who reached Amritsar from the US on Saturday night, on Sunday claimed they were handcuffed with their legs chained during the journey. “Our legs were chained and hands were also cuffed,” Mr Singh told reporters in Hoshiarpur. Mr Singh, a native of Kurala Kalan village in Punjab’s … Read more
An image showing several people walking in a line with their faces covered and hands tied is being shared as the United States of America (USA) deporting Indians. An archive of the post can be found here. (Source: X/Screenshot) (Archives of similar claims can be found here and here). Is the claim true? No, the claim … Read more
A US military aircraft carrying over 100 Indian migrants landed in Amritsar on Wednesday, marking the first mass deportation under President Donald Trump. These deportees, having risked everything for a better future, were sent back to India after attempting to enter the US through illegal channels. Shackled and restrained throughout the journey, they returned home … Read more
New Delhi: Long-haul flights to South America, violent seas in tottery boats, hikes through treacherous terrain, dark cells at the US-Mexico border and a deportation flight back to India – the promise of an American dream fell flat for 104 Indian migrants who returned to India after US President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on illegal … Read more
Amritsar: The US military plane transporting 205 Indians deported as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign against illegal immigrants has landed in Amritsar. The C-17 military aircraft took off from an airport in Texas yesterday. Sources have told NDTV that each deported Indian national onboard the flight is “verified”, indicating New Delhi’s involvement in the … Read more