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33 Gujarati immigrants, deported from U.S., land in Ahmedabad
The Hindu
33 Gujarati immigrants deported from the US land in Ahmedabad, transported to native places by police vehicles.
A plane carrying 33 persons from Gujarat, who were among 104 Indians deported from the United States for illegal immigration, landed at Ahmedabad airport from Amritsar on Thursday (February 6, 2025) morning, officials said.
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Soon after their arrival, the 33 immigrants, including some children and women, were transported to their native places in Gujarat in police vehicles, Assistant Commissioner of Police, 'G' division, R.D. Oza said.
"A plane carrying 33 Gujarati immigrants, including children and women, landed at the airport from Amritsar in the morning. They were among those who were deported from the US. We deployed police vehicles at the airport to transport them to their respective places," Mr. Oza told reporters at the airport.
While mediapersons tried to talk to the deported immigrants, they refused to say anything and left for their native places in the police vehicles.
Majority of them are from Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Patan, Vadodara and Kheda districts, sources said.
A U.S. military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants, including 33 from Gujarat, landed at Amritsar in Punjab on Wednesday (February 5, 2025).