U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the White House next week, a White House official said, hours after a U.S. military plane departed to return deported migrants to the country.

The invitation comes days after a recent phone call between the two leaders on January 27, where both the leaders emphasised their commitment to advance the US-India strategic partnership and the Indo-Pacific Quad partnership.

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the White House next week at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, Reuters reported citing a White House official. The invitation comes days after a recent phone call between the two leaders on January 27,

WASHINGTON, DC– A U.S. military aircraft carrying 205 Indian nationals deported for illegal entry has departed for India, marking the Trump administration’s farthest military transport of migrants, a U.S. official told Reuters on February 4. The C-17 aircraft took off from Texas and is en route to Amritsar, according to sources cited by NDTV.

A US military flight carrying 104 deported Indian immigrants is set to land in Amritsar, marking Trump's immigration crackdown ahead of Modi's visit.

The US dispatched a C-17 military aircraft to India, carrying illegal Indian migrants for deportation. This rare move involved dozens of deportees, though their exact number remains unconfirmed. The flight arrives amidst PM Modi's upcoming US visit.