TEXAS: Nepali social activists in Texas have launched a campaign to provide food aid to around 3,000 Nepali students struggling without jobs in the state.
The initiative, called the Community Programme for Students, is being led by the Nepali community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
General Secretary of the Nepali Society Texas, Bijay Bhusal, said the program has already assisted more than 700 students, providing essential food items such as rice, lentils, oil, salt, and gram, sufficient for at least a month.
Students with vehicles can collect the aid from the local Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center, while delivery arrangements have been made for those without transportation.
The crackdown on illegal immigrants in the US has had a direct impact on Nepali students, many of whom have lost their jobs.
Under stricter immigration policies, authorities have been conducting workplace raids, warning, arresting, and deporting individuals found working without proper authorization.
According to the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) USA, around 50,000 Nepali students are currently enrolled in various universities across the country.
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