Kathmandu, March 6 -- At least 35 Nepali nationals who did not have proper documents to live and work in the United States have been deported over the past month and a half following the swearing-in of Donald Trump as the US president on January 20.

Nine Nepali nationals who were living and working illegally in the US were brought to Kathmandu on a chartered flight-handcuffed throughout the journey, said officials.

According to our records, after January 20, as many as 35 Nepali nationals have been deported, Govinda Rijal, director general at the Department of Immigration, told the Post.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the key agency that undertakes the operation against illegal "aliens".

Earlier, the US administration u...