Overview

• About 300 Indian citizens, including children and families, have been detained at a French airport for three days amid a human trafficking investigation.
• Two passengers have been arrested as part of the investigation into suspected human trafficking by an organized criminal group.
• The passengers were on a Legend Airlines charter flight from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua when the plane was grounded during a refueling stop in France.
• Indian consular representatives are working with the French government for the welfare of the detained Indians and for an early resolution of the situation.
• The U.S. has seen a surge in Indians crossing the Mexico-U.S. border this year, with Indian citizens arrested 41,770 times entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico in the U.S. government's budget year that ended Sept. 30.