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Nepalis on temporary status in the US dread—and await—deportation

Since late 2017, the Trump administration has terminated the temporary status for about 400,000 nationals from Nepal and five other countries—Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, Honduras and El Salvador, many of whom have lived in the U.S. for over two decades. The administration has defended its policy change by arguing conditions in the home countries have notably improved and saying “temporary means temporary.” Nepalis on temporary status in the US dread—and await—deportation
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Wufei Yu
Published at : October 13, 2018
Updated at : October 14, 2018 08:17
New York


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