New Delhi, May 29 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday informed that India has close cooperation with the United States on migration issues, particularly the deportation of Indian nationals with illegal status.

It added that, since January 2025, approximately 1080 Indians have been deported from the United States, with around 62 per cent returning on commercial flights.

Speaking in a weekly briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that, "We have close cooperation between India and the United States on migration issues, on deportation of Indian nationals who are either in illegal status there or who travel illegally; we take them back once we receive details about them."

"The update on the numbers is that...