Ambala/Karnal, Nov. 9 -- As US authorities step up action against illegal immigrants, fear is mounting among Haryana's undocumented workers in America after a second deportation flight in October brought back more than 50 men - many of whom had sold land and taken heavy loans to chase their American dream.

On October 25 night, a special flight carrying over 50 Haryana natives deported from the US for allegedly overstaying landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. This was the second such operation by the US authorities this year, after over 300 Indians - mostly from Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat - were deported in February aboard three US military flights, reportedly in shackles.

According to data from the ministry of ex...