The flight appeared to be the first use of an American military aircraft to deport people to India, which is one of the top sources of illegal immigration to the United States.

A U.S. military plane carrying 104 deported Indian illegal immigrants landed in India on Wednesday, authorities said, part of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda a week before he is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington.

An Air Force C-17 cargo jet carrying more than 100 deported migrants arrived on Wednesday in the city of Amritsar in northern India as part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.