Indian lawmakers have voiced rage over the U.S. allegedly flying dozens of deportees halfway around the world in handcuffs and leg chains.

The deportation came a week before Trump is expected to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington. All immigrants, barring children, were handcuffed during the flight, The Times of India and the Indian Express newspapers reported,

Several opposition MPs on Thursday criticised the government for the way Indians, who were staying illegally in the United States were deported, questioning the treatment meted out to them. A US military aircraft carrying over 100 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar on Wednesday,