KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Nineteen Nepali nationals were deported from the United States and handed over to authorities at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Thursday evening.
According to an immigration official, the group, comprising 17 men and 2 women, was flown in on a chartered plane. They were received by the immigration office at the airport and later handed over to the Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau of Nepal Police.
Trump administration deports 126 Nepalis in four months
The deportees had reportedly violated US immigration laws. While 37 Nepalis were initially scheduled for deportation, only 19 were returned in this group.
Immigration officials said that since Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency, 234 Nepalis have been deported to date. Among those recently returned is a student accused of drunk driving, and another individual who had overstayed after attending a Lions Club program.
