Jaishankar said that deportations by the US are organized and executed by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the standard operating procedure for deportation by aircraft used by ICE has been effective since 2012.
Jaishankar said that deportations by the US are organized and executed by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the standard operating procedure for deportation by aircraft used by ICE is effective from 2013.
After some Indian nationals who allegedly illegally migrated to the United States were deported back to the country at Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat on Thursday, a family member of one of the Indian citizens expressed relief after her daughter returned home safely.
Terming it 'fake', the agency clarified that the image did not involve Indian migrants and the photograph actually depicted individuals who were deported to Guatemala, not India.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday moved a suspension of business notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the deportation of 100 Indian nationals who were allegedly illegally living in the US.
A US Air Force plane carrying Indian citizens who allegedly illegally migrated to the United States landed in Punjab's Amritsar, yesterday. Those Indian citizens who hail from Gujarat arrived at Ahmedabad airport on Thursday from Amritsar.
In his notice, Tagore said that the recent deportation of around 200 Indian nationals who were identified as illegal immigrants has shocked the nation.
Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should talk to the United States President Donald Trump to find solution to the issue of deportation of Indians who allegedly illegally migrated to the US.
Khera recalled India's response under United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-led government when Indian diplomat Devyani Kobragade was "handcuffed and strip searched" in the US in 2013.
Following the reports of a US military plane deporting migrants to India, a US Embassy spokesperson said that while specific details cannot be shared, the United States is vigorously enforcing its border and immigration laws.