DHS Adds 5,000 More Profiles as ‘Worst of the Worst’ List Includes 12 Nepalis and Fuels Immigrant Fears
NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has added two Nepali nationals to its public “Worst of the Worst” website, bringing to 12 the number of Nepalis listed on the site in connection with criminal offenses, according to DHS.
The newly listed individuals are Nima Tamang of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Dinesh Sapkota of Flagstaff, Arizona. DHS lists Tamang in connection with robbery, street strongarm, and Sapkota in connection with aggravated assault.
The two names join 10 Nepali nationals who were already listed on the website.
Shankar Karki of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is listed in connection with fraud; Tank Parajuli of Dallas, Texas, with dangerous drugs; and Prasiddha Baruwal of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, with arson and burglary, according to DHS.
The list also includes Rikesh Thapa of Oakdale, Louisiana, who is listed in connection with wire fraud; Nabin Shah of Fort Worth, Texas, with fraud, assault and theft; and Tekan Kandel of Greeley, Colorado, with offenses involving a minor.
Ratul Singh of Dallas is listed in connection with robbery; Sayanam Ghimire of Elmhurst, New York, with sexual abuse; and Anil Panth of Dallas with enticing a minor through electronic communication. Santosh Darji of Phoenix, Arizona, is listed in connection with dangerous drugs, identity theft and vehicle theft.
DHS Adds 5,000 More Profiles
The addition of the two Nepalis comes as DHS announced Wednesday that it had added another 5,000 criminal undocumented immigrants to its “Worst of the Worst,” or WOW, website. The update brings the total number of profiles displayed on the site to more than 40,000, the department said.
The website, WOW.DHS.gov, was launched Dec. 8, 2025. DHS says it allows the public to search through some of the hundreds of thousands of people it describes as dangerous undocumented immigrants who have been arrested across all 50 states.
According to DHS, the criminal histories represented on the site include homicide, lewd or lascivious acts with a minor, sexual assault, kidnapping, drug trafficking, assault and burglary.
“The Trump administration is committed to transparency,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in announcing the latest update. He said the addition of another 5,000 profiles brought the total available on the site to more than 40,000.
Mullin said the people displayed on the website represent only a fraction of the people ICE officers work to remove from communities and the country. He said the administration would continue its immigration enforcement efforts, citing public safety as a priority.
DHS Website Launched in December 2025
DHS launched the WOW website on Dec. 8, 2025, as part of the Trump administration’s effort to publicly highlight immigration enforcement actions involving people the department identifies as criminal undocumented immigrants.
The department says the website contains only some of the people arrested across the country and that the profiles include information about their alleged or documented criminal histories.
The latest update means 12 Nepali nationals now appear on the DHS website. Tamang and Sapkota are the two most recently added, while the other 10 had appeared on the list previously.
Fear Spreads Among Immigrants
The public nature of the DHS website is also causing concern among some immigrants who fear that being featured on the list — or even having their information publicly searchable — could affect their families, employment and immigration cases.
One undocumented immigrant who asked not to be identified because of concerns about possible immigration consequences said the website has created a heightened sense of fear in immigrant communities. The person said many immigrants are increasingly worried about how information published by the government could be interpreted or used against them.
For the immigrant, the concern extends beyond the individuals whose names appear on the website. The public display of names, photographs and criminal allegations can make undocumented immigrants feel exposed and uncertain about what might happen if they come into contact with immigration authorities.
The immigrant said the website has contributed to what they described as a climate of fear in immigrant communities, where people are increasingly cautious about traveling, seeking government services or interacting with authorities.