1,365 Nepalis residing illegally were on the list to be deported by 2025
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Since Donald Trump began his second term as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025, 585 Nepalis have been deported from the United States. President Trump's strict implementation of the policy of deporting illegal immigrants from the United States has also had an impact on Nepalis. 1,365 Nepalis who have been living in the United States illegally and without documents for years were placed on the list to be deported within a year.
The Trump administration has adopted a policy of deporting immigrants who have been living in the United States illegally, without documents, and who are involved in criminal activities. The US government has been continuing the deportation policy initiated by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the highest US agency that coordinates and controls the implementation of the US Department of Homeland Security.
The number of Nepalis being deported from the United States has been increasing every month in the past year. According to ICE data, 6 Nepalis were deported in January 2025, 18 in February, 32 in March, 26 in April, 58 in May, 42 in June, 17 in July, 16 in August, 53 in September, 38 in October, 80 in November, and 98 in December. In January 2026, the highest number of 101 people were deported at once.
Earlier, 425 Nepalis were deported from the US during Trump's first term (2017-2021). According to ICE data, 99 Nepalis were deported in 2017, 44 in 2018, 162 in 2019, 97 in 2020, and 23 in 2021. During Joe Biden's term (2021-2025), 107 Nepalis were deported for being illegally residing in the US.
– Those who voluntarily deport will receive $2,600 and a free plane ticket
Undocumented and illegally residing immigrants who voluntarily wish to be deported from the United States will also receive $2,600 and a free plane ticket. Homeland Security has announced that it has introduced this plan under its previous 'Home for the Holidays' initiative. Homeland Security estimates that it costs an average of $18,245 to process and deport an illegal immigrant from the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem said that this plan was put forward after the voluntary deportation would cost only $5,100.
In a statement, she urged undocumented immigrants to take advantage of this opportunity, saying, "If they do not voluntarily remove themselves under this plan, such illegal immigrants will be arrested and deported in a manner that prevents them from entering the United States in the future." She said that this work will continue with strictness, noting that ICE operations are currently taking place in the interior of the country. The largest number of illegal immigrants living in the United States are from Mexico, followed by El Salvador, India, Guatemala, Honduras, China, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia.
