Devendra further said that in El Salvador, he was kept in an agent's house and then a ransom of Rs 10 lakh was demanded. This amount was given to an agent from Haryana, who worked for this illegal network in India.




Devendra from Muzaffarnagar in UP is one of the hundreds of Indians who travel through dangerous routes in an attempt to illegally reach the US but after facing so many hardships, he has now been deported. The journey he took to reach America is a harrowing story.


Recalling the torture in America, Devendra says that when he and his companions entered the American border, they were caught by the US Border Patrol (BSP) shortly after. He was handcuffed and sent to a camp. He was kept in the American camp for 20 days. The food and drink there were very poor and it was very cold. Recently, we were suddenly handcuffed, put on a flight and sent straight to India.


Devendra was deported from the US on February 2 and brought to Amritsar on February 5. Davinder said – I will not go anywhere now. I will stay here and do farming. It will be difficult to repay the loan of Rs 40 lakh, but I will stay with the family


Rakshit and Devendra, residents of Muzaffarnagar, spent about Rs 40 lakh to reach the US, travelled through illegal routes, but were finally caught and sent back to India. Devendra, who reached his home yesterday, said – I left India on November 28/29. First I reached Thailand, then from there I went to Vietnam. After staying in Vietnam for a few days, I reached China. I was stopped in China for 17 days, after which I got a visa for El Salvador and reached there. After staying in El Salvador for two days, he was caught by mafia agents.


Devendra further said that in El Salvador, he was kept at the house of an agent and then a ransom of Rs 10 lakh was demanded. This amount was given to an agent from Haryana, who worked for this illegal network in India. After this, he was taken to Guatemala, where he had to pay another Rs 10 lakh.


According to Devendra - this entire process is controlled by the mafia there. The mafias of Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala run this business. These people take the migrants hostage, extort money from them and then let them move on.


According to Devendra, he and his companions were taken to Mexico City and then to Tijuana. Tijuana is a city near the US-Mexico border, where illegal means of entry into the US are used. An iron ladder has been installed by the mafia on the 15-foot-high US wall. The migrants are forced to cross the wall one by one using that ladder. On the other side, there is another ladder from which they go down. The Border Security Patrol (BSP) either catches them immediately, or the migrants have to surrender themselves by calling a helpline.


According to Devendra, after staying in Tijuana for three days, he had to pay another Rs 20 lakh. In total, he lost Rs 40 lakh. He said that a lot of money was borrowed. Devendra is quite worried thinking about this.