A US plane lands in Amritsar with 100 deportees.

• US Air Force’s C-17 aircraft landed in Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar, carrying around 100 suspected Indian nationals.

• Contrary to previous estimates, the flight carried fewer than 100 passengers, as “large-scale deportation flights” typically do.

• Passengers on board were handed over to Punjab police upon landing.

• This is the first time the US has carried out such deportation using one of its largest cargo aircraft.

• Authorities in Amritsar quickly sent the deported individuals back to their home towns via commercial taxis and airlines.