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More Than 100 People, including 30 Punjabis, Deported from the US Return Home

BY CONNECT NEWS ROOM, Feb 5, 2025 7:54 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

104 people deported from the US, hailing from various states of India

A US Army C-17 Globemaster aircraft carrying 104 people deported from the US, hailing from various states of India, including Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chandigarh, landed at the Air Force Airbase in Amritsar today.

Among them were 30 individuals from Punjab, 33 from Haryana, 33 from Gujarat, three from Uttar Pradesh, three from Maharashtra, and two from Chandigarh. All of them had been living illegally in the US. The 30 deported Punjabis are from Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Sangrur, Mohali, and Nawanshahr.

The authorities had made the necessary arrangements at the airport for the return of these deported individuals. The Immigration Department, Intelligence Department, Airport Management, and Police Administration were all actively involved throughout the day in managing the process.

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