Tilak Niroula, a refugee and community leader in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said Bhutanese refugees have embraced life in the US and laid down roots there.

The event was attended by the Prime Minister, senior government officials, representatives of the Zhung Dratshang, Lams and Trulkus, and members of the Gelephu community.

Deportations haunt a community scarred by past refugee experiences Before this year, ARU's co-founder Robin Gurung from Pennsylvania said the top concern within the Nepali-speaking Bhutanese community ...

Robin Gurung is a community organizer in central Pennsylvania, home to one of the largest populations of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese communities in the U.S.

Once deported to Bhutan, some Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees say they are told to leave. Many have since disappeared, while others are homeless and stateless, according to immigration advocates.