Harpreet Laliya, lured by the promise of earning Rs 4 lakh a month driving a taxi in Canada, sold his valuables and undertook a perilous journey to the US-Mexico border. After enduring harrowing conditions and mafia threats, he was deported and returned to India. Laliya's ordeal highlights the dangers of illegal immigration and human trafficking.
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