The United States of America (USA) has deported several Nepali nationals without official documents back to Nepal. They arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning on a chartered flight.
According to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Spokesperson, Rinji Sherpa, the charted aircraft with 14 people onboard including the crew members landed at TIA at 10:15 am.
The aircraft from the Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire State of the USA reportedly made a technical stop in the mid before landing directly in Kathmandu.
The aircraft will be retuning to the US via Albania at 3:00 pm on Thursday (March 6).
With US President Donald Trump assuming his office for the second term, the US has pressed for the deportation of Nepalis found without official documents back to home.
Meanwhile, the eight people deported on Wednesday have been handed to the Nepal Police for further investigation. According to TIA- based Office of the Department of Immigration, they were handed to the police following the completion of immigration procedures.
Immigration Officer Yagya Raj Aryal added that one more Nepali was deported from the US via a regular flight of Qatar Airways on Wednesday itself.
Prior to this, the US had deported 27 Nepalis. -- RSS
