Cape Town, March 24 -- Expelled South African ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool said on Sunday that he returned home with "no regrets."

Rasool and his wife, Rosieda, after a 32-hour journey from the United States via Qatar, arrived at Cape Town International Airport on Sunday morning to a warm welcome from hundreds of supporters.

Earlier this month, Rasool was declared "persona non grata" by the United States, following earlier remarks he had made during a webinar hosted by the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, a South African think tank, in which he criticized U.S. President Donald Trump.

Addressing around 300 supporters at the airport, Rasool stated that while being labeled a persona non grata was meant to hum...