A private jet landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Friday with 5 Kenyans on board after they were deported from the United States of America.
According to immigration officials, the 5 individuals were deported from several US states over immigration issues.
"They were deported over immigration issues including lacking papers. We had been informed of their planned arrival," said an official.
The source added that they were expecting 7 Kenyans but only five arrived including a group of 67 Somalis.
“The Somalis will proceed to Mogadishu while Kenyans will be processed here accordingly," added the official.
The deportations had been anticipated given ongoing operations in the USA targeting illegal immigrants.
The group is the second batch of immigrants to be deported from the US in five months and follows a crackdown on illegal immigrants after President Donald Trump took office.
Reports indicate that thousands of Kenyans could be on the radar of US immigration officials and could face deportations as the operations intensify.
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