The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the names and photographs of 124 Nigerians identified for deportation as part of an intensified immigration crackdown targeting non-citizens convicted of serious crimes.
The list, published on the DHS website on Wednesday, identifies the Nigerians among individuals the department described as the “worst of the worst” criminal offenders currently in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Although the agency disclosed the identities and photographs of those slated for removal, it did not reveal the specific offences committed by each individual or indicate when the deportation process would begin.
According to the DHS, the publication forms part of President Donald Trump’s renewed immigration enforcement agenda aimed at removing undocumented migrants with criminal convictions from the United States.
In a statement accompanying the list, the department said the latest enforcement action reflects the administration’s commitment to prioritising the deportation of migrants considered threats to public safety.
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is highlighting the worst of worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” the statement said.
The department added:
“Under DHS 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.”
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Among the 124 Nigerians listed by the DHS are:
- Sunday Adediora
- Sunday Kunkushi
- Mkpouto Etukudoh
- Marcus Unigwe
- Olaniyi Ojikutu
- 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
- Oriyomi Aloba
- Oludayo Adeagbo
- Olaniyi Akintuyi
- Talatu Dada
- Olatunde Oladinni
- Jelili Qudus
- Abayomi Daramola
- Toluwani Adebakin
- Olamide Jolayemi
- Isaiah Okere
- Benji Macaulay
- Joseph Ogbara
- Olusegun Martins
- Kingsley Ariegwe
- Olugbenga Abass
- Oyewole Balogun
- Adeyinka Ademokunla
- Christian Ogunghide
- Christopher Ojuma
- Olamide Adedipe
- Patrick Onogwu
- Olajide Olateru-Olagbegi
- Omotayo Akinto
- Kenneth Unanka
- Jeremiah Ehis
- Oluwafemi Orimolade
- Ayibatonye Bienzigha
- Uche Diuno
- Akinwale Adaramaja
- Boluwatife Afolabi
- Chinonso Ochie
- Olayinka A. Jones
- Theophilus Anwana
- Aishatu Umaru
- Henry Idiagbonya
- Okechukwu Okoronkwo
- Daro Kosin
- Sakiru Ambali
- Kamaludeen Giwa
- Cyril Odogwu
- Ifeanyi Echigeme
- Kingsley Ibhadore
- Suraj Tairu
- Peter Equere
- Dasola Abdulraheem
- Adewale Aladekoba
- Akeem Adeleke
- Bernard Ogie Oretekor
- Abiemwense Obanor
- Olufemi Olufisayo Olutiola
- Chukwuemeka Okorie
- Abimbola Esan
- Elizabeth Miller
- Chima Orji
- Adetunji Olofinlade
- Abdul Akinsanya
- Elizabeth Adeshewo
- Dennis Ofuoma
- Quazeem Adeyinka
- Ifeanyi Okoro
- Oluwaseun Kassim
- Olumide Bankole Morakinyo
- Abraham Ola Osoko
- Oluchi Jennifer
- Chibuzo Nwaonu
U.S. immigration authorities maintained that everyone on the list had been convicted of serious criminal offences but declined to disclose the individual convictions or provide a timeline for their deportation.
The publication comes amid an expanded immigration enforcement campaign launched after President Trump returned to office on January 20, 2025.
On his first day back in office, Trump signed a series of executive orders declaring illegal immigration a national emergency, directing federal agencies to strengthen border security and accelerate the arrest and removal of undocumented migrants.
One of the executive orders, titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” instructed immigration authorities to prioritise the detention and deportation of removable migrants, particularly those considered threats to public safety and national security.
The DHS said the latest operation demonstrates the administration’s determination to fulfil President Trump’s campaign pledge to carry out mass deportations beginning with migrants convicted of serious crimes. It added that ICE officers had been directed to intensify nationwide enforcement operations targeting non-citizens with criminal records.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also defended the policy, insisting that the administration remained committed to enforcing U.S. immigration laws and removing undocumented immigrants with criminal convictions in line with President Trump’s immigration agenda.
Official U.S. immigration data show that Guatemala has recorded the highest number of deportees since the renewed enforcement campaign began, followed by Honduras, Mexico and El Salvador, reflecting the administration’s continued focus on migrants from Latin America.
The United States has also expanded deportation flights to countries across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean as the enforcement drive gathers momentum.
Nigeria has equally come under increased immigration scrutiny during Trump’s second administration. In June, Washington imposed partial visa restrictions on Nigerian citizens, citing concerns over identity management, information sharing, visa overstay rates and security screening.
