New Delhi (CNN) — US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown.

US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown.

Indian lawmakers demonstrated outside parliament on Thursday, some wearing shackles and others mocking the much-touted friendship between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
    3·
    5 days ago

    So what you’re trying to say is that that single guy justifies any of this? Or are you trying to say that all Indian citizens behave like that guy?

    What ARE you trying to say here?

    • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
      1·
      5 days ago

      Neither. I’m sharing an experience loosely related to the issue at hand. The point, if any, might be to give some context to why deportees might be handcuffed in some situations.

      Do you think, if I splash droplets of water on the flames of your fury, that means I agree with what happened?