The second batch of 119 illegal immigrants from the US will reach Amritsar in Punjab on Saturday. It will have 67 people from Punjab and 33 from Haryana.
The local administration has not confirmed the landing time of the plane in Amritsar.
Earlier on February 5, 104 Indians were brought to Amritsar by US military plane C-17. They were brought with handcuffs on their hands and shackles on their feet. However, no information has been revealed so far about how the Indians will be deported this time, whether they will be sent back in handcuffs and shackles.
In Amritsar, Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, ‘It is wrong to land a plane carrying illegal immigrants in Punjab. This is a conspiracy to defame Punjab. Those who went to the US illegally are being deported. Earlier also, people who were deported were from different states. Then why are the planes being landed only in Amritsar.”
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said, ‘The central government wants to defame Punjab. Why doesn’t it land the plane in Gujarat, Haryana or Delhi.’
The first US military aircraft to deport Indian immigrants took off from San Antonio, USA at 3 am on February 4. This was the first time that the US used a military aircraft to send immigrants.
According to the Pew Research Center, by the year 2023, there are more than 7 lakh illegal Indian immigrants in America. This is the highest after Mexico and El Salvador. According to the government organization (ICE) that deals with illegal immigrants in America, an average of 90 thousand Indian citizens have been caught trying to enter illegally in the last 3 years. A large part of these immigrants belong to Punjab, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.
