India, Feb. 5 -- A US military C-17 transport aircraft carrying several Indians deported for illegal immigration landed in Amritsar on Wednesday, the first such deportation to India under President Donald Trump's second-term crackdown.

The US Air Force aircraft took off from San Antonio, Texas, and landed at Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport in Punjab's Amritsar.

The plane carried 205 illegal migrants from Punjab and other neighbouring states, The Tribune reported.

Upon arrival, the deportees will undergo verification of documents. However, no directions have been issued to detain these migrants. All necessary checks will be conducted before they are allowed to leave the airport.

The Trump administration has so far used milita...