India's foreign minister says New Delhi is working with Washington to prevent mistreatment of deported Indian nationals.
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00:00India's foreign minister says his government is working with the U.S. to ensure Indian
00:06nationals deported from the country are not mistreated.
00:11We are, of course, engaging the U.S. government to ensure that the returning deportees are
00:16not mistreated in any manner during the flight.
00:20At the same time, the House will appreciate that our focus should be on crackdown, strong
00:28crackdown on the illegal migration industry.
00:32His statement comes after Indian opposition lawmakers protested the treatment of 104 people
00:38who arrived in the country on Wednesday.
00:41At least one deportee said they were handcuffed for the entire 40-hour flight, the longest
00:47route involving military aircraft under U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy.
00:53The deportations come a week before Trump is scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister
00:57Narendra Modi.