US deports 80 Nepalis including those holding student visa in a day

Kathmandu - The US has deported 80 Nepali citizens in a single day, sending them back to Kathmandu on Tuesday on board  a chartered aircraft.

According to the Department of Immigration (DoI), those deported include 79 men and one woman. Officials said the individuals were removed for reasons including lack of valid documents, illegal stay, and violations of US immigration laws.

Authorities said that at least one of the deportees had entered the US on a student visa but was later deported for overstaying, while the rest had reached the US through illegal routes.

Authorities found that some of those deported had paid up to Rs 15 million to traffickers to enter the US unlawfully.

Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau officials have questioned the deportees and handed them over to their families. They have also urged the returnees to file complaints if they were sent abroad through illegal means.