The United States has released a new deportation list containing 124 Nigerians as part of President Donald Trump's intensified immigration enforcement campaign.
While the agency published the names and photographs of the affected individuals, it did not disclose the specific offences they were convicted of or provide a timeline for when the deportations will begin.
In a statement, the DHS said the operation is aimed at removing convicted criminal offenders in line with President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
"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," the agency stated.
The list includes Nigerians such as Sunday Adediora, Marcus Unigwe, Ejike Asiegbunam, Emmanuel Mayegun Adeola, Joshua Ineh, Usman Momoh, Oludayo Adeagbo, Olamide Jolayemi, Kingsley Ariegwe, Patrick Onogwu, Kenneth Unanka, Uche Diuno, Boluwatife Afolabi, Henry Idiagbonya, Chukwuemeka Okorie, Chima Orji, Abdul Akinsanya and Chibuzo Nwaonu, among others.
The latest development follows a series of executive orders signed by Trump after returning to office in January 2025, declaring illegal immigration a national emergency, tightening border security and directing immigration authorities to prioritise the arrest and removal of undocumented migrants considered threats to public safety and national security.
The Trump administration maintains that the policy targets convicted criminals and has expanded deportation operations beyond Latin America to include Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
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