New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Emphasising that people should be treated fairly and with dignity, including those being deported, India on Friday said that it has flagged issues of mistreatment of illegal migrants deported from the United States, earlier this week.

A day after the External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar made a comprehensive statement on the issue in Parliament, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said New Delhi has registered its concerns with Washington about the conditions under which people were brought back.

"This is a valid issue to raise, and I want to assure you that we are in touch with US officials regarding all these matters. This is an ongoing discussion, not a one-time conversation. We have always emphasised that peo...