The Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday confirmed that 2,790 Indians, who were illegally staying in the US, were sent back this year.
While addressing the press conference, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have had around 2,790 plus Indian nationals who did not meet the criteria.”
“They were illegally staying there. We verified their credentials and their nationality. And they have returned. This is the status till yesterday, that is 29th October,” he said.
Jaiswal further said that around 100 Indian nationals were deported from the UK.
According to reports, the United States has deported 54 youths from Haryana, India, after they allegedly entered the country through the Donkey Route.
They arrived in Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, Terminal-3, on Flight OAE-4767, on Saturday, media reports said.
According to information received so far, 16 of these people are from Karnal, 15 from Kaithal, 5 from Ambala, 4 from Yamuna Nagar, 4 from Kurukshetra, 3 from Jind, 2 from Sonipat and 1 each from Panchkula, Panipat, Rohtak and Fatehabad, reported ANI.
The departed youths are aged between 25 and 40.
Karnal DSP Sandeep Kumar told ANI: “Today, more Indians were deported from the United States, including 50 from Haryana, with approximately 16 from Karnal district. These individuals, from various villages and towns, had entered the US illegally via the ‘donkey route’ but were deported today. Karnal police informed the media that about 16 people who had gone to America through the ‘donkey route’ were deported.”
