Chandigarh, Oct. 21 -- Three men from a village in Punjab's Kapurthala district who were flown back from the US in handcuffs and leg chains last year have left India again, this time for Spain.

The three, all from Bagrian village in the Bholath area, were among the 104 Indians deported on a US military aircraft that landed in Amritsar on February 5, 2025. It was the first such flight after the US began its crackdown on illegal immigration.

Their families told The Indian Express (IE) that the men are now in Spain on what they called "temporary visas" and are working on farms and in restaurants.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said 3,567 Indian nationals were deported from the US in 2025. Another 1,273 were sent back between J...