US deports another 23 Bangladeshis

The United States has deported another 23 Bangladeshi nationals as it intensifies its crackdown on irregular migration.
An immigration police official told bdnews24.com that the group touched down at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning.

“They reached Dhaka on a charter flight on Thursday morning. They were later sent to their destinations,” the official said.
BRAC provided the returnees with counselling and transport assistance at the airport.

Initial information collected from the deportees indicates that most had entered the United States through lengthy and dangerous routes across South and Central America.

On average, each migrant spent between Tk 5 million and Tk 6.5 million to reach the US before eventually being deported over immigration-related legal issues.

Most of the deportees are from Noakhali, while others hail from Sylhet, Cox’s Bazar, Brahmanbaria, Munshiganj, Cumilla, Lakshmipur, Dhaka and several other districts.

The returnees told BRAC that 20 had travelled from Brazil through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala before crossing into the United States from Mexico. Another followed a similar route after travelling from South Africa to Brazil, while one entered through New York.

Many had travelled to Brazil either with BMET clearance or on tourist visas before relying on trafficking networks to continue the journey north.

Some later found jobs in the United States but were eventually detained for violating immigration laws after failing to secure legal status.

The deportations come as the administration of US President Donald Trump has intensified enforcement against undocumented migrants, leading to a rise in charter flights repatriating foreign nationals, including Bangladeshis.

The latest deportation follows a series of US repatriation flights. By Jan 20 this year, Washington had sent back 293 Bangladeshi nationals since the beginning of 2025.

Many of those deported had reportedly spent Tk 4 million to Tk 8 million travelling through Brazil and Mexico in pursuit of the American dream, only to return home empty-handed after their asylum bids failed or they fell foul of US immigration laws.    �"bdnews24