Fact-Check: Viral Image Does Not Show Indians Who Were Deported From Texas, USA

News reports indicated that the immigrants seen in this visual were sent to Mexico.

Fact-Check: These people were deported into Mexico from Texas, USA.

(Source: The Quint) 

An image showing several people walking in a line with their faces covered and hands tied is being shared as the United States of America (USA) deporting Indians.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot) 

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false. News reports indicated that the video showed immigrants being sent back to Mexico from the International Port of Entry in Hidalgo, Texas.

What we found: We divided the video into multiple keyframes and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

• We came across several social media posts which noted that the video showed people being deported to Mexico by the USA.

• A post by X user Nick Sortor noted that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol walked the immigrants "straight back into Mexico."

• We, then, ran a relevant keyword search and came across a story by Border Report. It noted that in a straight line, children, women, and men walked into Mexico and approximately 50 individuals were transported by the US Border Patrol agents and entered Mexican territory.

• Similarly, a report by KRGV-TV, based in Texas, ran the same visual as the viral image.

It noted that just a single one of the migrants was a citizen of Mexico and the rest were from Guatemala, El Salvador, Cuba, and Honduras.

• The report also noted that Channel 5 News received information that some migrants had prior criminal records, and that they were all expelled under Title 8.

• Additionally, it added that a spokesperson for Border Patrol mentioned that they frequently collaborate with other sectors to transport migrants to the Rio Grande Valley and facilitate their deportation.

Here is a preview of the report.

(Source: KRGV TV) 

Indians deported: A military aircraft carrying 104 Indians landed in Amritsar, Punjab. Male deportees aboard the plane were restrained for the duration of the journey, being uncuffed for toilets breaks or when deemed necessary.

• The flight also landed in Ahmedabad as thirty-three people belonged to Gujarat.

• PTI also noted that out of the 104, 33 each were from Haryana and Gujarat, 30 from Punjab, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from Chandigarh.

Conclusion: The image has gone viral to falsely claim that it shows Indians being deported.

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