Illegal Indian immigrants deported by the US arrived on February 6 at the Ahmedabad airport here. A US military C-17 Globemaster aircraft carrying deported Indian nationals had landed in Amritsar on February 5,

One of the deportees told the BBC they had been handcuffed throughout the 40-hour flight, sparking criticism. But Jaishankar said he had been told by the US that women and children were not restrained.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday that New Delhi is engaging with the U.S. to ensure that illegal Indian immigrants are not mistreated while being deported after opposition parties protested against the treatment of a group that was sent back this week.