Duped & Deported: How Agents Trick Hundreds to Migrate to US Via 'Dunki' Routes

Duped & Deported: How Agents Trick Hundreds to Migrate to US Via 'Dunki' Routes

Remember when photographs of hundreds of Indians—shackled and flown in US military aircraft—being deported from the US went viral last month. While the condition that they were flown in became a huge bone of contention and was even discussed during PM Modi’s visit to Washington DC, it is not a focus in this story. The larger issue is the prevalence of an extensive network of fraudulent travel agents who facilitate illegal immigration to the US, …