<h1>Enforcement Directorate raids uncover massive illegal immigration network using dangerous 'donkey route' border crossings</h1> The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches in Punjab and Haryana cities following deportations of Indians from the United States in February. The raids uncovered a large-scale illegal immigration network operating through the 'donkey route' - dangerous illegal border crossings. Agents recovered 30 original passports and identified various agents and immigration agencies involved in the scheme. The operation revealed that travel agents and middlemen duped clients with false promises of legal immigration channels, instead sending them through dangerous illegal routes with human traffickers. Evidence suggests agents conducted cash and hawala transactions worth crores of rupees while extorting additional money from victims' families through threatening situations created during the illegal journey.