Some of the migrants were also deported to countries with a poor track record of human rights. For example, over 200 Venezuelans were sent to a jail in El Salvador, a country with a poor track record of human rights.
The agitation will begin with an 11-hour hunger strike on September 4, followed by protest demonstrations on September 16, human chains on September 20, and mass rallies on September 23.
A US military plane is deporting migrants to India, marking the farthest destination for such flights under the Trump administration,
New York City grapples with a migrant influx, housing challenges, and rising costs as officials declare a state of emergency.
The fire chief added that the vehicle had no working air conditioning and there was no drinking water inside.
The top court further stated that if migrant workers are found on foot by any state authority, they should be 'taken to shelters immediately and provided with food and all facilities'.
Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, had expressed his dismay over the state government stonewalling efforts by the Centre to facilitate transportation of migrant labourers back to the state.
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday taken suo motu cognizance of problems faced by the migrant labourers who are stranded in different parts of the country due to the nationwide lockdown to contain the Coronavirus outbreak.
The issue came up after the state government on Tuesday said that those coming from abroad would henceforth have to pay for seven day government quarantine facilities.
"Given the possibility of increasing Corona contagion in the future, make all preparations in advance. If all the preparations are made in advance, we will be successful in the fight against Corona contagion," said Kumar.
