The US authorities on Wednesday (February 5) deported 104 illegal Indian immigrants on a military flight. Later, reports emerged that some deportees had their hands and legs cuffed throughout the journey,

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is the obligation of all nations to take back their nationals if they are found to be residing there illegally and said that the Indian government is engaging the US government to ensure that the deportees are not mistreated in any manner.

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said New Delhi is engaging with Washington to ensure the adequate treatment of illegal migrants when they are deported from the US. India's opposition has alleged ill-treatment of 104 Indian nationals who arrived back in their home country yesterday on a US military aircraft.

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the government is engaging with the United States to ensure no Indian deportee is mistreated during the travel in the wake of 104 extradited nationals' claim that they were handcuffed and chained during the long journey.

External Affairs S Jaishankar on Thursday briefed Lok Sabha on Indian citizens deported from the US amid uproar by the Opposition MPs. Opposition MPs raised slogans objecting that Jaishankar should have given the statement on deportation of Indians from US in the Lok Sabha first.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made a statement in Rajya Sabha over the deportation of alleged illegal Indian immigrants from the US. “All countries must take back their nationals if they are found to be living illegally abroad,