Indian Student Handcuffed, Pinned At US Airport: ‘Treated Like A Criminal’ | Video

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Last Updated:June 09, 2025, 21:42 IST

An Indian student was handcuffed and pinned at Newark Airport, as shared by Kunal Jain on X. The student was crying and treated like a criminal by authorities

A video has been going viral on social media where an Indian student was handcuffed and pinned at a US airport.

Kunal Jain, an Indo-American social entrepreneur, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a photo of the Indian student who was being deported from Newark Airport last night. He said the student was crying and was treated like a criminal by the authorities, as he was handcuffed and pinned to the ground.

“As an NRI, I felt helpless and heartbroken. This is a human tragedy,” Jain wrote on X.

Jain, President of HealthBots AI, said that the student was speaking in the Haryanvi language.

“I could recognise his accent where he was saying ‘I’m not insane, these people are trying to make me look insane’,” he wrote.

Jain also said that several cases like this have been reported in the last few days.

In the post, Jain said, “These children get their visas and get on a flight in the morning. For some reason, they are unable to explain the reason for their visit to the immigration authorities and are sent back on the evening flight tied up like criminals. Every day 3-4 such cases are happening. There have been more such cases in the last few days.”

In another post on X, Jain gave a call to netizens on X to find out what is going on with him at New Jersey authorities.

“This poor kids parent won’t know what’s happening to him. @IndianEmbassyUS @DrSJaishankar he was to be boarded last night in the same flight with me but he never got boarded. Someone needs to find out what’s going on with him at New Jersey authorities. I found him disoriented,” he said.

India’s Consulate General in New York took cognizance of the social media posts and said it is in touch with local authorities.

The United States has been conducting deportation operations for years. Between 2009 and 2024, a total of 15,564 Indian nationals were deported via both chartered and commercial flights.

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Saurabh Verma

Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19

Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19

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First Published:

June 09, 2025, 18:00 IST