U.S. Deports 38 Nepali Nationals in October Amid TPS Termination

The United States deported 38 Nepali nationals in October 2025, according to records from the Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Among those deported, 4 were women and 34 were men. Statistics show that from January 20 to October 31, 2025—following the start of President Donald Trump’s second term—a total of 306 Nepalis were deported from the U.S., consisting of 260 men and 46 women.

Since President Trump began his second term, the number of Nepalis deported from the United States has increased. The Trump administration’s policies, targeting undocumented immigrants, have placed a growing number of Nepalis at risk of deportation. According to official data, monthly deportations in 2025 were as follows: 6 in January, 18 in February, 32 in March, 26 in April, 58 in May, 42 in June, 17 in July, 16 in August, 53 in September, and 38 in October.

Upon arrival in Nepal, deported individuals are first referred by the Immigration Department to the Human Trafficking Bureau for additional investigation. The Bureau typically conducts initial questioning and then releases most individuals to the custody of their relatives. However, a more detailed investigation is initiated if someone submits a written complaint to the Bureau.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and associated work permits for Nepali nationals became invalid as of August 20, 2025. Citing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, TPS for Nepal ended on August 20 when the Ninth Circuit Court blocked a lower court order that had postponed the termination, allowing the decision to take full effect.

Following the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement not to renew TPS, many Nepali TPS holders in the U.S. have been compelled to consider leaving the country. Currently, over 7,000 Nepalis hold TPS in the U.S., but more than half are in asylum or other pending statuses, shielding them from immediate deportation. However, Nepali TPS recipients who already have removal orders are at immediate risk of deportation.

Nepal has consistently accepted its deported nationals without objection. Whenever U.S. immigration authorities request travel documents for deported Nepalis, the Embassy of Nepal in Washington, D.C., provides them promptly. President Trump has warned of punitive measures against countries that refuse to take back their nationals, but since Nepal continues to accept returnees as a matter of policy, there has been no diplomatic friction with the United States.

Meanwhile, in the last week of October 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that over 527,000 undocumented individuals have been deported from the United States during the current administration of President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. According to the latest figures from Nepal’s Department of Immigration, 306 of those deported are Nepali nationals.

DHS also reported that more than 2 million undocumented individuals have left the U.S. to date during this administration, of whom approximately 1.6 million chose to voluntarily depart instead of being forcibly removed. The number of Nepalis among those who self-deported remains unclear, as the data is not disaggregated by nationality for voluntary departures.

The agency further noted that 70% of ICE arrests involve undocumented individuals who were charged with or convicted of a crime while in the U.S. However, among the 306 Nepalis deported since January, only 8 had criminal convictions. The remaining Nepali deportees were removed for immigration violations rather than criminal offenses.