New Delhi: Two more flights carrying Indian immigrants who were living in US illegally are likely to arrive in India this week.
Toatal 119 Indian immigrants will arrive in Amritsar on February 15.
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The development comes amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US to meet President Donald Trump after he assumed power on January 20.
Nearly 600 Indians on ‘removal’ list the US had informed India that 487 “presumed Indian citizens” were served with final removal orders, another 203 illegal migrants were rounded up in sweeps by American authorities, mostly along the border with Mexico, last month.
The first batch of 104 deportations aboard a C-17 military aircraft was part of US efforts to send back those 203 detained individuals. Of the remaining 99 of that group, India had reportedly verified the identities of 96 individuals who are expected to be deported.
