US Deports 150 Indians for 'Illegally Entering Country' or Violating VISA Norms

US Deports 150 Indians for 'Illegally Entering Country' or Violating VISA Norms

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India TodayNE
  • Nov 21, 2019,
  • Updated Nov 21, 2019, 1:43 AM IST

New Delhi, November 21, 2019:

Nearly 150 Indians returned home from the United States on Wednesday, after being deported for either violating VISA norms, or illegally entering the United States.

These 150 Indians were deported from Arizona in the US by a special aircraft that landed at the T3 terminal of the Delhi airport at 6 am. The special aircraft reached India via Bangladesh.

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The deportees moved out of the airport after the paperwork with the immigration department.

They have been alleged of either violating their visa norms or were illegal immigrants.

It is to be mentioned here that on October 18, over 300 Indians, including one woman, were deported by Mexican immigration authorities for illegally entering the country to sneak into the US.

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Reportedly, over 7,000 Indians are facing deportation proceedings in courts in the US.

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