As 54 Haryana Youth Deported from US, Revisit: The Real ‘Dunki’ Travellers Who Risked It All

With 54 Haryana youth recently deported from the US after taking the illegal ‘dunki’ route, The Indian Express revisits its earlier ground report from the Punjab-Haryana border — where families had shared stories of sons who risked everything for a better life abroad. In this special feature, meet the real “Donkey Travellers” — men who spent lakhs, crossed jungles, and endured detention centres chasing the American dream that ended in heartbreak.