Deported youths had entered US via Mexico, kin at wits' end after spending Rs 40-60 lakh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deported youths had entered US via Mexico, kin at wits' end after spending Rs 40-60 lakh

New Indian Express  

The families of the deported youths had taken loans and sold lands or houses to send them to the US through the 'donkey route' paying anywhere between Rs 40 to Rs 60 lakh. One of the deported youths, Jaswinder Singh of Ahanpura village in Fategarh Sahib, had reached the US only on January 15 this year after his family took loans of Rs 50 lakh to send him. Spending Rs 42 lakh, the family of Harwinder Singh of Tahli village in Hoshiarpur district had sent him about ten months back to United States. The agent had told us that he will send my husband legally but instead he sent him through the 'donkey route'," said his wife, adding that she took money from villagers and her brothers and sisters to send him abroad.

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Punjab man deported from US accuses farmer leader of duping him of Rs 45 lakh
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab man deported from US accuses farmer leader of duping him of Rs 45 lakh

India Today  

Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Punjab's Moga district who was recently deported from the US for being an illegal immigrant, has accused a local farmer leader of duping him of Rs 45 lakh and sending him abroad via the illegal "donkey" route. Jaswinder Singh arrived in Amritsar on board the second C-17 US military plane carrying 116 illegal immigrants on …

‘We were so happy when our children reached US...now they have returned dejected & heartbroken’
1 month, 1 week ago

‘We were so happy when our children reached US...now they have returned dejected & heartbroken’

Hindustan Times  

Eerie silence hung over Lalru’s Jaula Khurd village on Sunday morning after the couple who were in the second batch of the deportees reached home. We were so happy the day our children went abroad after many failed attempts and now we have received them back broken and disheartened battling depression,” Jaswinder Singh, father of Gurpreet Singh, said. We were …

‘Took loans, sold land’: How Indian illegal migrants’ American dream shattered
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Took loans, sold land’: How Indian illegal migrants’ American dream shattered

Hindustan Times  

Hoping for a better future, they left home with aspirations of settling in the US. Sourav, 20, returned to his village Chandiwala in Punjab's Ferozepur district on Sunday after being caught by US authorities while attempting to cross the border on January 27. Like many others, he had taken the notorious donkey route—a dangerous, illegal passage migrants use to enter …

Deportees who sold land and took loans for US via 'Dunky Route' face uncertain future and debt repayment
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Deportees who sold land and took loans for US via 'Dunky Route' face uncertain future and debt repayment

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The second flight from the US, carrying 117 deported Indians, landed at Amritsar International Airport late Sunday night. The last contact we had was on February 5, and they said they had crossed into the U.S. after passing through several countries.” Mangal Singh Thind, from Nawan Kot village near Jandiala Guru in Amritsar, sold his commercial vehicles, including two …

‘Detained for 11 days before deportation': Indian returned from US shares ordeal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Detained for 11 days before deportation': Indian returned from US shares ordeal

Hindustan Times  

Heart-wrenching stories of how unscrupulous travel agents cheated Indian citizens on the promise of making them enter the United States continue to come out. A total of 104 Indians were deported via a C-17 military aircraft by US President Donald Trump's administration after they were found to be “illegal immigrants”. Many of the deportees from Punjab and Haryana claimed they …

All 104 deportees entered US in January: Dubai-based agents, Mexico border, Dunki route among common links
1 month, 3 weeks ago

All 104 deportees entered US in January: Dubai-based agents, Mexico border, Dunki route among common links

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The 104 illegal immigrants deported from the United States have revealed a common link—most entered the US in January this year and were sent through the 'Dunki Route' operated by travel agents in Dubai. Sources said officials at Amritsar International Airport questioned the deportees, who arrived handcuffed on a special US military plane. Among them, 29-year-old Mandeep Singh from …

’Paid ₹1 crore to reach US, sold lands’: Deported Indians’ price of a failed American dream
1 month, 3 weeks ago

’Paid ₹1 crore to reach US, sold lands’: Deported Indians’ price of a failed American dream

Live Mint  

Several deported Indians who reruned to India in a US military plane have expressed feelings of betrayal by the agents they paid to help them illegally enter the country. A senior official told Times of India that many deported migrants felt betrayed by the individuals who they had paid to help them reach the U.S. In another incident, the official …

Mohali youth spent ₹41 lakh to reach US, deported
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mohali youth spent ₹41 lakh to reach US, deported

Hindustan Times  

The crumbling house of Pardeep Singh, 21, is a testament to the lengths some people are willing to go to reach foreign shores. Singh’s family sold farmland and gold jewellery hoping that Pardeep’s migration would bring financial relief to the debt-ridden family. His family claims that he reached the US 15 days back after a seven-month journey via donkey route …

Agents promised legal entry, took ₹42L from us, say Hoshiarpur man’s kin
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Agents promised legal entry, took ₹42L from us, say Hoshiarpur man’s kin

Hindustan Times  

The family of Harwinder Singh from Tahli village in Hoshiarpur district had barely begun celebrating his safe entry into the United States when their joy was shattered by the devastating news that he had been deported. Harwinder Singh of Tahli village of Hohiarpur Harwinder, who is in his forties, had left home eight months ago. Kuljinder alleged that the agent …

Huge loans, land loss in pursuit of American dream a nightmare now
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Huge loans, land loss in pursuit of American dream a nightmare now

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The families of illegal Indian immigrants deported back on Wednesday had taken loans and sold their lands or homes to send their wards to the United States, and they are now worried about how to repay the vast amounts. They had raised anywhere between Rs 40-60 lakh to pay agents for sending the youths abroad through the ‘donkey route’, …

Handcuffed, legs shackled on US military flight, deported Indians claim
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Handcuffed, legs shackled on US military flight, deported Indians claim

India Today  

The Indian nationals who were deported from the US for illegally arriving in the country claimed that they were sent back on a military aircraft with their hands and legs cuffed throughout the journey. A US military aircraft carrying 104 deportees, including 19 women and 13 minors, landed at Amritsar airport on Wednesday amid Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. …

Sold land, spent lakhs on agents: Families in distress as kin deported from US
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sold land, spent lakhs on agents: Families in distress as kin deported from US

India Today  

Several families are facing financial uncertainties after their kin were sent back to India, barely a week after the new United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order to deport all illegal migrants back to their respective countries. Akashdeep's father, Swaran Singh, revealed that they mortgaged their land, took loans and even sold their jewellery and cattle to finance …

‘Six months on ‘dunki’ route, 11 days in US detention’: How Punjab man was deported to Amritsar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Six months on ‘dunki’ route, 11 days in US detention’: How Punjab man was deported to Amritsar

Hindustan Times  

In February 2024, Jaspal Singh left his home in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Churian, dreaming of a fresh start in the US. Jaspal Singh was among the 104 illegal Indian migrants deported to India. On Wednesday, Singh stepped off a US military aircraft in Amritsar, one of 104 illegal Indian migrants arriving, their hopes dashed and futures uncertain for now. From there, …

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