Viral New Yorker Who Refused To Leave Pakistan Finally Returns Home After Dubai Pit Stop
Onijah Andrew Robinson is back in the big apple.
The viral star known to many as “The American in Pakistan” is finally back on New York City soil after traveling to the Middle Eastern country, causing a stir, and hitting up Dubai on her way back to the States.
Recorded by Johnny Nunez, Robinson was seen hopping out of a black SUV Thursday (April 4) in Times Square, telling viewers to follow her manger, agent, and glam squad.
“I’m glad to be back in New York,” she added. “I’m glad about that, I’m happy about that.” Another clip found her discussing her time in Dubai, saying, “I didn’t go to jail, I was just stuck in Dubai. It was a situation that happened in Dubai that I couldn’t get over at the time and that was it. I was there for a month.”
The 33-year-old New York native went viral at the top of 2025 for her trip to Pakistan, where she intended to marry 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon, whom she had been dating online. Upon her October 2024 arrival, however, those plans were abandoned, with reports indicating Memon’s parents did not approve of the union. While Robinson’s 30 day visa reportedly expired in November, she refused to leave the country. By February 2025, Robinson was a viral sensation for her witty quips and absurd demands spread via both her own TikTok and recordings from locals and shared online.
In one widely-shared clip, she exclaims “I’m asking for 100K or more. I need 20K by this week, in my pockets, in cash,” noting, “That’s a demand to the government.” She also held what appeared to be press conferences, where she shared plans to “rebuild” Pakistan, asked for “two thousand or more every week”, and “more than five thousand dollars in USD” from the government. She eventually agreed to leave Pakistan, only to stop in Dubai before her recent return. Check out one of her most viral moments below.
