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Charlotte s Immigration Court is home to many immigration cases heard in the area and has some of the highest deportation rates in the country.
Kamal Dhimal lived in a refugee camp in Nepal for 20 years before resettling in Charlotte.
He’s originally from Bhutan in Southeastern Asia. When his community faced government persecution, Dhimal fled in 1992.
“It was like a prison. We were not allowed to go outside. We were not allowed to own money. We are not allowed to do anything,” he said.
“I got the golden opportunity to come to this great land of opportunity,” he said.