New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Images of over 100 Indian illegal immigrants deported from the United States in a military aircraft in handcuffs and leg restraints earlier this week triggered an uproar in the Parliament during the ongoing Budget Session.

Amid opposition's protests, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Parliament on Thursday that India is engaging with the United States to ensure that the Indians being deported are not mistreated.

"The deportation by the US is organised and executed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authority," Jaishankar said, addressing Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament

Illegal immigrants have been deported from the United States before. EAM Jaishankar told t...