Inside the Illegal 'Dunki' Route Migrants Take From India To The US | Undercover Asia

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‘Dunki’, from the Punjabi word for ‘to hop’, has become shorthand for a vast underground migration route stitched across continents. From villages in India through the jungles of Latin America, it is a journey of stopovers, bribes, and dangerous border crossings, all aimed at one final destination: the United States or Europe. For those attempting the route, the stakes are brutal. Families mortgage land to pay agents. Migrants are packed into boats, ferried across crocodile-infested rivers, and pushed through forests controlled by armed gangs. Extortion, violence, and exploitation mark every step, and for many, the journey ends in death, deportation, or prison. This film uncovers how the ‘dunki’ network operates, and the cat-and-mouse game between agents who profit from keeping the routes running and the authorities who try to crack down. But as borders harden, the demand only grows, revealing the true cost of chasing the American dream. 00:00 Young Indian men journey westward 02:14 Exodus from India's north 06:06 Interview with a 'Dunki' agent 09:15 Inside an illegal journey from India to America 12:37 Crossing the dangerous Darien gap in Panama 16:32 Kidnapped by rival mafia 19:23 Trump's election win and increased deportations 22:50 Experience inside an ICE facility 25:24 Uproar about the deportation 28:30 Indian police hunt illegal cross-border agents 32:53 How agents smuggle people out 35:25 A missing son and broken promises 40:50 Brothers split, one deported 42:32 How undocumented migrants contribute to US economy 44:35 Would Mohit recommend the 'Dunki' route? ========== About Undercover Asia: CNA's award-winning investigative series Undercover Asia uncovers the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and exposes the unintended fallout of change in the fast-moving continent. ================ #CNAInsider #UndercoverAsiaCNA #India #USA #Travel #Immigration For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider