New Delhi:
In the midst of fury in India for the way that the United States deported a first lot of illegal Indian immigrants: 104 people were handcuffs and their legs chained for a flight that lasted almost a day: the border patrol of the United States shared A video about X that showed the deplorable treatment of the deportees.
The USBP Chief, Michael W Banks, published the 24 -second video about X with a statement that said: “… successfully returned to India illegal foreigners, marking the farthest deportation flight and that uses transportation military. This mission underlines our commitment to enforce immigration laws.
A combative ‘warning – “if you cross illegally, will be eliminated” – accompanied the video.
USBP and partners successfully returned illegal foreigners to India, marking the farthest deportation flight and using military transport. This mission underlines our commitment to enforce immigration laws and guarantee rapid moving.
If you cross illegally, they will eliminate it. pic.twitter.com/ww4owyzwof
– Chief Michael W. Banks (@usbpchief) February 5, 2025
Filmed late at night, the video, set in exciting music and hitting the chest, possibly to inspire the ‘patriotism’ between the American spectators, with the rear door of an opening of transport plane C -17 and a large palette of load, followed by a long line of illegal migrants that are carried on board.
As the video develops, you can see shackles on the legs of migrants, forcing a most commonly associated shuffling walk with hardened criminals and, perhaps, prisoners of war.
After loading the ‘prisoners’, several American soldiers march on board and the camera changes inside the plane, where the ‘prisoners’ are tied to the seats before the taxis of the plane for takeoff.
That plane landed in Amritsar in Punjab late last night.
And as the 104 Indians emerged, so did the horror stories.
Jaspal Singh, 36, from Gurdaspur de Punjab, said he paid RS 30 Lakh to an agent who promised a legal step to the United States. On the other hand, he was forced to take the ‘Burro Route’, an illegal already dangerous path, which implies traveling first to a South American country, used by traffickers.
Read | Handcuffed, thrown as boxes: nightmare of the United States of Indian migrants
Harwinder Singh, from the Punjab Hoshiarpur, paid RS 42 Lakh to be trafficked by multiple countries: Qatar, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua and Mexico. “We walk for days … we cross mountains and almost drown. I saw a man die in the Panama Jungle …” he said.
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The form of these deportations caused a furious response of opposition parliamentarians in India, who have attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his administration, demanding a discussion in Parliament on the use of shackles and chains, and a formal response of the government.
Read | “Inhuman”: Grilletes protests and opposition chains on deportation
Directed by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of Congress, and Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi party, many opposition parliamentarians stopped outside the Parliament this morning stirring pitular that shouted “humans, non -prisoners” and with the wives and civilians to make their spot.
Another deputy of the Congress, Shashi Tharoor, described the position of the opposition on this issue, saying: “If it is in the United States illegally, the United States has the right to deport it. And, if its identity as India, it is confirmed that India has a obligation to accept you.
#LOOK | The deputy of the Congress Shashi Tharoor says: “We are protesting precisely this problem, that the way in which the United States did what they did was really unacceptable. We believe they have the legal right to deport people who are illegally in their country. And if They are proven to be … pic.twitter.com/3nb34ql1th
– ANI (@ani) February 6, 2025
Several other opposition leaders, such as Malverver Singh of the AAM AADMI party, also criticized the use of shackles and chains, a problem that Colombia also raised after US deportation flights. Uu. Uu. That country was denied permission to land for not treating Colombian citizens decently. .
In that case, Colombia and the United States made an agreement to allow illegal immigrants to be brought from America by Colombian military planes.
Until now, the Government has refused to reserve scheduled businesses for the discussion required by the opposition, but the Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar, will make a statement in the house today.
Meanwhile, the sources told NDTV that the government is considering a new law to guarantee the safety of migrants.
Read | India reflects a new law for the safety of migrants in the middle of the deportation row
The bill titled Tentatively ‘Mobilility abroad (facilitation and well -being), 2024’ arose from a report presented in Lok Sabha by the Permanent Parliamentary Committee of External Affairs on Monday.
With contributions from agencies
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