Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Tuesday informed the media that India is aware of deportation of students from San Francisco in the United States, adding that the students were taken back by Air India due to denial of entry by US immigration authorities.
He said Air India acted as per the directions of the US authorities.
Swarup further said India has strongly taken up the matter with government in the US. New Delhi is also closely monitoring the issue to resolve it at the earliest.