India, Feb. 7 -- All 33 people from Gujarat, who were among the 104 Indians deported from the US for illegal immigration, were safely transported to their hometowns on Thursday in state vehicles under police supervision, the state government said.

Following the deportation, chief minister Bhupendra Patel and minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi instructed senior officials to coordinate with other agencies and ensure security for the deportees, according to an official release by the state.

A flight carrying 33 Gujarati immigrants, including women and children, arrived at Ahmedabad Airport from Punjab's Amritsar on Thursday morning, a day after a US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar.

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