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

Dreams Shattered' as Trump Deports Indians Ahead of Modi Trip By Aftab Ahmed SALEMPURA, India (Reuters) - It took Daler Singh six months and $45,000 to reach the United States last month without paperwork.

Opposition lawmakers in India's parliament are protesting the US deportations of Indian immigrants. A US military plane carrying 104 Indian migrants-- deported as part of US President Donald Trump's immigration agenda-- landed in northern India's Punjab State on Wednesday.

But he noted the “process of deportation is not a new one”, and that the United States had expelled more than 15,000 Indians since 2009, almost half of them between 2019-2024.

The deportation came a week before Trump is expected to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington. All immigrants, barring children, were handcuffed during the flight, The Times of India and the Indian Express newspapers reported,

The U.S. has deported 104 Indian migrants, sparking political controversy in India. External affairs minister S. Jaishankar met PM Modi to discuss the situation, while the opposition demands a discussion in Parliament.