US Deportation Policies Send Fourth Batch of Indian Immigrants Back Via Panama
Twelve Indian nationals, including four from Punjab, return to Delhi after being deported under expanded US immigration measures.
- A group of 12 Indian nationals deported from the US, via Panama, landed in New Delhi on Sunday aboard a Turkish Airlines flight.
- This marks the first instance of Indian deportees being routed through a third country, following a US agreement with Panama and Costa Rica to facilitate repatriations.
- Among the deportees, four individuals from Punjab were transferred to Amritsar for further processing after arriving in Delhi.
- The US has intensified its crackdown on undocumented immigrants under President Donald Trump, with over 300 Indian nationals deported this month alone.
- Indian authorities are verifying the identities of additional individuals deported to Panama to confirm their nationality and arrange their return.