United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified 124 Nigerians among foreign nationals slated for deportation as part of its ongoing immigration enforcement campaign targeting convicted offenders.
The affected Nigerians were included in a list released by the agency, which also published their names and photographs on its official website. According to the DHS, those listed were convicted of various offences, including assault, wire fraud and other serious crimes.
The agency said the individuals were placed on what it described as its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal register, a category reserved for non-citizens convicted of major criminal offences who are being prioritised for removal from the United States.
In a statement posted on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security explained that the publication forms part of its broader immigration enforcement efforts.
“The US Department of Homeland Security is highlighting the worst of the worst criminal aliens arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” the statement read in part.
It added: “Under DHS leadership, the hard-working 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.”
While the agency confirmed that the individuals are among those marked for deportation, it did not indicate when the removals would begin.
The published register also features nationals of several other countries, including Cuba, Cameroon, Niger, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mexico and Honduras, reflecting the broad scope of the deportation exercise.
The latest move is part of the renewed immigration enforcement policy of President Donald Trump, who returned to the White House for a second term on January 20, 2025.
Since resuming office, Trump has intensified efforts to curb illegal immigration, directing immigration authorities to strengthen border security and accelerate the removal of undocumented migrants, particularly those convicted of criminal offences.
The latest action follows a series of immigration measures introduced by the administration. In June, Washington imposed partial visa restrictions on Nigerians, citing visa overstays and other compliance concerns.
The deportation campaign has also affected other African countries. Since September, at least 60 people have been deported to Ghana under the US immigration programme.
However, the policy has attracted legal opposition. Last month, a group of lawyers instituted legal proceedings against the Ghanaian government before Africa’s top human rights court on behalf of deportees transferred to the country under the United States’ third-country deportation arrangement.
The DHS has yet to announce a timetable for the deportation of the 124 Nigerians and other foreign nationals included in the latest publication.
See full list of affected Nigerians below:
Kenny Decker
Oluyemisi Okedokun
Patrick Temitope Edah
Mudashiru Rosenje
Chika Nwafo
Uchechukwu Eze
Dumbor Baribe
Atiku Binuyo
Oluwasegun Adekunle
Marcus Unigwe
Yusuf Bakare
Bameyi Omale
Joe Evbuomwan
Utibe Effiong
Adesina Surajudeen Lasisi
Eghosa Obaretin
Stephen Oseghale
Joshua Ineh
Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin
Franklin Ibeabuchi
Oluwadamilola Olufunsho Ojo
Kolawole Aminu
Obinwanne Okeke
Benjamin Ifebajo
Olugbeminiyi Aderibigbe
Oluwaseyanu Akinola Afolabi
Chukwudi Kingsley Kalu
Donald Ehie
Kelechi Umeh
Charles Akabuogu
Azeez Yinusa
Ibrahim Ijaoba
Usman Momoh
Oluwole Odunowo
Chibundu Anuebunwa
Solomon Wilfred
Aderemi Akefe
Ifeanyi Nwaozomudoh
Bamidele Bolatiwa
Emmanuel Mayegun Adeola
Ejike Asiegbunam
Oriyomi Aloba
Bolarinwa Salau
Oludayo Adeagbo
Joseph Ogbara
Benji Macaulay
Isaiah Okere
Olamide Jolayemi
Oladayo Agboola
Toluwani Adebakin
Abayomi Daramola
Jelili Qudus
Olatunde Oladinni
Talatu Dada
Olaniyi Akintuyi
Omotayo Akinto
Olajide Olateru-Olagbegi
Patrick Onogwu
Olamide Adedipe
Christopher Ojuma
Adeolu Solabu
Christian Ogunghide
Adeyinka Ademokunla
Oyewole Balogun
Olugbenga Abass
Kingsley Ariegwe
Olusegun Martins
Kenneth Unanka
Jeremiah Ehis
Oluwafemi Orimolade
Ayibatonye Bienzigha
Uche Diuno
Akinwale Adaramaja
Boluwatife Afolabi
Chinomso Ochie
Olayinka A. Jones
Theophilus Anwana
Aishatu Umaru
Henry Idiagbonya
Akeem Adeleke
Adewale Aladekoba
Dasola Abdulraheem
Peter Equere
Suraj Tairu
Kingsley Ibhadore
Ifeanyi Echigeme
Cyril Odogwu
Kamaludeen Giwa
Sakiru Ambali
Daro Kosin
Boluwaji Akingunsoye
Dennis Ofuoma
Elizabeth Adeshewo
Abdul Akinsanya
Adetunji Olofinlade
Chima Orji
Elizabeth Miller
Chukwuemeka Okorie
Olufemi Olufisayo Olutiola
Abiemwense Obanor
Bernard Ogie Oretekor
Chibuzo Nwaonu
Oluchi Jennifer Chimdimma Chime
Abraham Ola Osoko
Oluwaseun Kassim
Ifeanyi Okoro
Quazeem Adeyinka
Samuel Omorodion
Sunday Adediora
Sunday Kunkushi
Mkpouto Etukudoh
Marcus Unigwe
Blessing Uchanma
Victor Adebisi
Richard Ugbah
Olaniyi Ojikutu
Oluwamuyiwa Olawoye
Okechukwu Amadi
Femi Jolayemi
Anthony Asanya
Izuchukwu Okoye
Ebele Agbasiele
Olaolu Alabi
Cletus Onyali
