Daljit Singh was among 116 illegal Indian immigrants who were brought back in a US aircraft that landed at the Amritsar airport on Saturday night. Mr Singh said he was taken through the ‘donkey route’ — an illegal and risky pathway used by migrants to enter the US. His wife Kamalpreet Kaur alleged that her husband was deceived by a travel agent who promised him a direct flight to the US but instead took him via the donkey route. After immigration and background check, the deportees hailing from Punjab were taken to their homes in police vehicles at around 4.30 am Sunday. Most of them are aged 18 to 30, as per the sources. The second batch of Indians to be deported by the Donald Trump administration as part of its crackdown on illegal immigrants is expected to land on Sunday. Many from the first batch of illegal immigrants who landed here on February 5, most of them from Punjab, said they wanted to migrate to US for a better life for their families, but were duped by their agents. Their dreams were shattered when they were caught on the US border and sent back in shackles.
