586 more Indians on US deportation lists

We have made our concerns known... We continue to emphasize to authorities in United States that there should be no mistreatment of deportees. Vikram Misri, foreign secretary

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The United States is in the process of sending back close to 600 more illegal migrants to India, even as Indian authorities on Friday said that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Washington at the treatment of deportees after images of people in shackles repatriated on a military flight triggered a nationwide outcry.

While the US informed the Indian side some time ago that 487 "presumed Indian citizens" were served with final removal orders, another 203 illegal migrants were rounded up in sweeps by American authorities, mostly along the border with Mexico, last month, people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity.

Of the 203 detained recently, 104 were sent back on a C-17 military aircraft that landed in Amritsar on Wednesday. Of the 99 that remain from this group, the Indian side has verified the nationality of 96 more individuals and they are expected to be deported in the coming days, the people said. When added to the 487 already served with the final removal order, the tally of people now in the process to being sent back climbs to 586.