India's Parliament has been disrupted as opposition lawmakers protested what they said was mistreatment of 104 Indian immigrants deported by the U.S.

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The Congress activists held placards that read 'hand cuffs nahi, respect dho (no handcuffs, give respect). They alleged that the NDA government at the Centre is unresponsive though the Indian citizens are being handcuffed while being deported from US.

AMRITSAR, India (Reuters) - Indian opposition lawmakers questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and demanded a discussion in parliament on Thursday over what they said was ill-treatment of 104 Indian immigrants deported by the U.S.

The Trump administration has begun using military aircraft to underscore its determination to deport undocumented migrants. But while the optics make for good political theatre, the flights are expensive - as much as $1 million in the case of a recent deportation to India,

A video released by the US Border Patrol shows Indian nationals being deported on a C-17 military aircraft with hands cuffed and legs shackled. The move, defended by US officials, has sparked criticism in India.

The Trump administration has begun using military aircraft to underscore its determination to deport undocumented migrants. The flight is believed to be the first use of a military aircraft to deport people to India.

India on Thursday vowed migrant crackdown a day after a US military airplane flew back 104 migrants as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement. DAILY POST reports that scores of unregistered migrants have been arrested across the United States since Trump’s inauguration on January 20.