WATCH: Indian Deportee Shares Video from Panama Jungle Showing 'Donkey' Route to the US

After over 100 Indians were deported from the US on Wednesday, a video surfaced showing an Indian man capturing scenes of people navigating the jungle route in Panama, commonly known as the “Donkey Route,” on their way to the US

The video reveals men, women, and children camping in the dense forest. It shows individuals sitting in the mud, some wearing rubber boots, while women hold infants in their laps as they set up tents. Others are seen wearing raincoats, battling a heavy downpour in the jungle.

The footage also shows Indians constructing tents in the forest, with families enduring the muddy conditions.

Reports state that the group traveled across Central America, assisted by ‘agents’ who helped guide them toward the U.S. They passed through Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala before attempting to cross into Mexico, eventually reaching the U.S. border.

Serval deportees shared that they were duped by agents who promised to help them but abandoned them halfway through the journey.

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What is the 'Donkey Route'?

The ‘Donkey Route,’ also referred to as the ‘Dunki Route,’ is a dangerous, illegal journey that migrants use to reach the United States or European countries in search of better living conditions and job opportunities.

Named after a Punjabi idiom, the ‘Dunki Route’ involves crossing illegal border points and entering a country through indirect routes, often making stops in various countries. Immigrants are typically guided by ‘agents’ who charge exorbitant fees and expose them to life-threatening dangers while facilitating illegal border crossings.

Over 100 Indian Migrants Deported from the US

A US military plane carrying 104 deported Indian migrants arrived in a northern Indian city on Wednesday. This marked the first such flight to India as part of a crackdown initiated by the Trump administration, according to airport officials. The Indians who returned home had illegally entered the United States over the years and came from various states in India.

Of the deportees, 33 were from Haryana and Gujarat , 30 from Punjab , three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from Chandigarh, sources said. Among them were 19 women and 13 minors, including a four-year-old boy and two girls aged five and seven years.