Reports that deported migrants had faced mistreatment stirred an uproar in India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Washington.

Deportation Flight Lands in Punjab A U.S. military aircraft carrying 104 Indian nationals accused of illegally entering the United States landed in Punjab on Wednesday. This marks the first deportation flight to India since President Donald Trump’s administration intensified its crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

A U.S. military aircraft has deported 104 Indian nationals who were residing illegally in the United States. The deportees arrived in Amritsar, Punjab, where they were handed over to Indian authorities.

Millions of people, mostly from Latin America, Africa, and countries including India, attempt to enter the US illegally through the Canadian and Mexican borders. These illegal immigrants are lured by human traffickers who charge them thousands of dollars,

A man from Punjab said he met a broker on Facebook who took him to the US by “Dunki route” after making him stay in the UK for more than two years.

At least 104 Indian citizens were deported from the United States Tuesday night on a military aircraft, according to officials from India’s Punjab state, as President Donald Trump makes stemming immigration a top priority.