Phnom Penh (FN), April 5 – According to the senior immigration officer, 43 Cambodians deportees arrived Phnom Penh on Thursday morning.

Keo Vanthan, Deputy Director General of Immigration Department, said yesterday that the U.S initially planned to send 51 Cambodian deportees, but was limited to 43, including 40 men and three women.

According to Keo, the deportees had been living in the United States since 1994 and committed serious crimes which led to the incarceration in the U.S.

The Royal Government of Cambodia and the U.S Government have agreed to send and receive Cambodian citizens from the United States since 2002. Under the agreement, the U.S government will send back any Cambodian who has returned home after completing the sentences.
=FRESH NEWS