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Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu

Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees in limbo after deportation from US

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Narayan Kumar Subedi showing a photo of his son. Composite: Gaurav Pokharel/The Guardian

When Narayan Kumar Subedi received a call from his daughter in the United States three weeks ago, he expected to hear news of his two children’s life abroad, perhaps even plans for a long-awaited reunion. Instead, he was told his 36-year-old son Ashish, a Bhutanese refugee resettled in the US, was being deported.

Ashish had been caught in a domestic dispute that led to police involvement. After several days in detention without proper legal support, he was caught up in Donald Trump’s migration crackdown and deported to Bhutan.

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