U.S. deports 37 illegal Nepali nationals

The U.S. government has deported 37 Nepali nationals who were illegally staying in America, an official said on Monday (June 9, 2025).

A chartered flight carrying the illegal Nepali nationals arrived from the U.S. in Kathmandu on Sunday (June 8) evening, an Immigration Department official said.

This is the largest number of Nepalis deported by the U.S. in a single day, the official said.

They were found to have violated the U.S. immigration laws, the official said.

Anjan Neupane, spokesperson for the Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport, said that with Sunday’s deportation, 177 Nepali nationals illegally staying in the U.S. had been sent back since President Donald Trump assumed office in January.

Hundreds of Nepalese have gone to the U.S. in the past through illegal channels by paying millions of rupees to brokers and risking their lives.

The Trump administration is also planning to deport thousands of Nepalis staying in the U.S. under Temporary Protection Status.