AMRITSAR, Feb. 7 -- Deported along with 103 other Indians, 41-year-old Daler Singh's journey to the United States (US) was full of miseries.

A resident of Salempura village in Amritsar district, Daler Singh, a father of a 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter, claims that the donkey route was not his choice and the agents forced him.

Before leaving for the US, Daler, a taxi driver drew a salary of Rs.10,000, and to arrange Rs.50-55 lakh fund, he mortgaged his agricultural land and borrowed money from his relatives and friends on interest.

He left home on August 15 last year and reached the US border on January 15 only to be deported on February 5.

"The agents, based in Dubai and Punjab, promised me that I would be taken to the US le...