The latest names, published on the official DHS website, include Nigerians linked to allegations involving fraud, identity theft, drug offences, assault, conspiracy and offences involving children.
The 10 Nigerians listed are:
- Temitope Bashua — Wire fraud, identity theft and fraud — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
- Ojehoro Lewis — Cruelty towards a child — Conroe, Texas.
- Osemudiamen Kingsley Oziegbe — Wire fraud — Louisville, Kentucky.
- Daniel Oworen — Dangerous drugs — Conroe, Texas.
- Raymond H. Ekevwo — Wire fraud — Oxford, Wisconsin.
- Franklin Dikeocha — Sex offence against a child, including fondling — Dallas, Texas.
- Johnson Ogunlana — Fraud and identity theft — White Deer, Pennsylvania.
- Chukwuemeka Okorocha — Wire fraud, dangerous drugs, possession of a weapon and aggravated assault involving a non-family gun — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
- Tunde Korede — Conspiracy — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
- Chukwuemeka Chinye — Larceny from a banking-type institution, fraud, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy — Pollock, Louisiana.
DHS said the register was created to spotlight immigrants it describes as the “worst of the worst criminal aliens” arrested by ICE.
US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE officers were targeting immigrants accused of serious crimes as part of the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.
“Every day, the patriots of ICE are working to target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from our country. Just yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, pedophiles, kidnappers, and other violent criminals to make America safe again,” Mullin said.
He added that under President Donald Trump’s administration, the US would continue to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants, including those in sanctuary cities.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, there will be no safe haven for illegal aliens, including in sanctuary cities which put illegal aliens over their own citizens. We will never apologize for arresting and deporting illegal aliens, because that’s how we protect American lives.”
The department said the latest arrests were part of the Trump administration’s broader deportation policy, describing the enforcement campaign as mass deportations targeting the “worst of the worst.”
The latest publication follows a similar DHS list released in July, which contained 124 Nigerians arrested by ICE and featured on the same register.
The July list included Nigerians linked to various alleged criminal offences, although DHS did not provide specific deportation dates for those individuals.
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