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U.S. Moves to Deport 79 Nigerians as DHS Flags Them Among ‘Worst of the Worst’ Criminal Aliens in Nationwide Immigration Crackdown
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to deport at least 79 Nigerians who have been listed among what the agency described as the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens currently in the country, as part of an intensified nationwide immigration enforcement campaign.
Findings from the DHS website on Monday revealed that the affected Nigerians were convicted of a wide range of serious offences, including fraud, drug peddling, assault, manslaughter, robbery, and other related crimes.
According to an accompanying note on the DHS platform, the individuals were arrested during a sweeping operation targeting criminal immigrants across several states in the United States.
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is highlighting the worst of the worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” the statement read.
“Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, the hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Trump’s promise and carrying out mass deportations, starting with the worst of the worst, including the illegal aliens you see here.”
Among those listed for deportation are Boluwaji Akingunsoye, Ejike Asiegbunam, Emmanuel Mayegun Adeola, Bamidele Bolatiwa, Ifeanyi Nwaozomudoh, Aderemi Akefe, Solomon Wilfred, Chibundu Anuebunwa, Joshua Ineh, Usman Momoh, Oluwole Odunowo, Bolarinwa Salau, and Oriyomi Aloba.
Others named include Oludayo Adeagbo, Olaniyi Akintuyi, Talatu Dada, Olatunde Oladinni, Jelili Qudus, Abayomi Daramola, Toluwani Adebakin, Olamide Jolayemi, Isaiah Okere, Benji Macaulay, and Joseph Ogbara.
Also on the list are Olusegun Martins, Kingsley Ariegwe, Olugbenga Abass, Oyewole Balogun, Adeyinka Ademokunla, Christian Ogunghide, Christopher Ojuma, Olamide Adedipe, Patrick Onogwu, Olajide Olateru-Olagbegi, and Omotayo Akinto/b].
[b]Others include Kenneth Unanka, Jeremiah Ehis, Oluwafemi Orimolade, Ayibatonye Bienzigha, Uche Diuno, Akinwale Adaramaja, Boluwatife Afolabi, Chinonso Ochie, Olayinka A. Jones, Theophilus Anwana, Aishatu Umaru, and Henry Idiagbonya.
Further names are Okechukwu Okoronkwo, Daro Kosin, Sakiru Ambali, Kamaludeen Giwa, Cyril Odogwu, Ifeanyi Echigeme, Kingsley Ibhadore, Suraj Tairu, Peter Equere, Dasola Abdulraheem, Adewale Aladekoba, and Akeem Adeleke.
Also included are Bernard Ogie Oretekor, Abiemwense Obanor, Olufemi Olufisayo Olutiola, Chukwuemeka Okorie, Abimbola Esan, Elizabeth Miller, Chima Orji, Adetunji Olofinlade, Abdul Akinsanya, Elizabeth Adeshewo, Dennis Ofuoma, and Boluwaji Akingunsoye.
Others listed are Quazeem Adeyinka, Ifeanyi Okoro, Oluwaseun Kassim, Olumide Bankole Morakinyo, Abraham Ola Osoko, Oluchi Jennifer, and Chibuzo Nwaonu.
The development comes amid the continuation of an aggressive immigration policy under President Donald Trump’s administration, which has prioritized the identification, arrest, and removal of criminal and illegal immigrants from the United States.
Reports indicate that many Nigerians have been directly affected by the policy, with some allegedly going into hiding while others are quietly returning home in response to the intensified deportation drive led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The sweeping enforcement actions which reportedly include house-to-house raids in some areas have generated widespread fear, controversy, and protests in several parts of the country, particularly following a series of high-profile encounters between federal immigration officers and immigrant communities.
As deportation efforts expand, attention is increasingly turning to how countries of origin, including Nigeria, will manage the reintegration of deportees and address the broader social and security implications of the mass removals.