As ‘illegal’ immigrants from US land in India today, Punjab consultants call for action against travel agents behind ‘donkey’ routes

Nitin Chawla, enforcement subordinate of the Association of Consultants for Overseas Studies (ACOS), Punjab, said, “Earlier Canada had deported Indians and present the US is doing…and they person mentioned a database of implicit 20,000. No doubt, we are welcoming them backmost location but it is simply a substance of self-introspection. I powerfully consciousness that those who are coming backmost should beryllium asked astir the radical who had illegally sent them truthful that enactment tin beryllium taken against them. Moreover, the radical who went were besides wilfully going done amerciable ways. Hence, playing the unfortunate paper is not justified”.

“Once Canada’s authorities changes, wide deportation volition hap from determination arsenic good … alternatively Canada has been pursuing strict norms for the past galore months. The US has followed Canada. Hence, the large question is however India successful general, and Punjab successful particular, is going to grip this influx. We don’t person jobs for the unemployed present what would hap to those who are coming back,” said Kapri, who is besides the manager of Kapri Immigration and Consultants.

Gaurav Chaudhary from Eduplanet, an overseas acquisition advisor based successful Ludhiana, said helium supports the government’s stand. “As a pupil visa consultant, I enactment the Government of India’s basal connected the instrumentality of amerciable migrants, arsenic it reinforces the value of lawful migration and planetary compliance. Encouraging ineligible pathways ensures amended opportunities, safety, and stableness for aspiring students and professionals.”

Vinay Kumar Hari, from Vinay Hari Education Consultant, said, “Two 100 and 5 radical are coming backmost and I person heard that implicit 5,000 much would travel backmost successful the days to come. A fig of them had crossed implicit done the Canadian borderline portion galore others went done amerciable ways. Many parents are besides contacting maine that their sons person been arrested by the US constabulary and they request help. Now, that they are coming back… it is simply a acquisition for galore others to travel ineligible ways to spell abroad.”

Hari said an enquiry needs to beryllium conducted “to find retired the mafia down this amerciable immigration”. “As question agents ever person licenses and they ever travel ineligible ways. Those who mint wealth to nonstop radical pursuing the dunki way oregon different amerciable ways are ne'er registered question agents. They alteration their telephone numbers aft a fewer days”.

He alleged that specified “mafia” is tally from galore cities successful the country, including successful Punjab, Delhi, Gujarat and different states. “It is not a azygous person’s job. They instrumentality them via charter flights… done jungles and whatnot. It is precocious clip radical should recognize that they should travel ineligible ways to determination retired alternatively of wasting hard-earned wealth connected amerciable ways”.

However, respective question agents told The Indian Express that contempt the crackdown by the Trump administration, the request for migration to the United States remains high, and that radical successful Punjab and Haryana would proceed to participate the US done dangerous, amerciable routes.

The “Dunki route” is 1 specified mode radical usage to transverse the US-Mexico borderline done unauthorised paths and question done countries successful Africa and South America to scope Mexico.