The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) filmed the arrival and interviewed some of the deportees. According to the broadcaster, the men had served prison sentences for various crimes in the United States before being declared undesirable and deported. I grew up in the United States, in Pennsylvania," Mabhugu told ZBC. This is not the first time Zimbabweans have been deported from the United States. The latest arrivals highlight the ongoing challenges of deportations, including reintegration into Zimbabwean society and support for returnees who, like Mabhugu, have spent most of their lives abroad.