The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has publicly identified at least 79 Nigerian nationals as part of its intensified crackdown on criminal immigrants, labeling them among the “worst-of-the-worst” offenders slated for deportation.
According to information published on the DHS website, the individuals were convicted in the U.S. of serious crimes including fraud, drug trafficking, assault, manslaughter, robbery, and other violent offenses.
The arrests were carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as part of ongoing operations aimed at removing non-citizens with significant criminal records from American soil.
In a statement, DHS highlighted the enforcement action under the current administration:
“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. Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, the hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Donald Trump’s promise and carrying out mass deportations, starting with the worst of the worst, including the illegal aliens you see here.”
The published list of Nigerian nationals marked for deportation includes the following individuals (as named in the DHS announcement):
– 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
(Note: The DHS list includes Boluwaji Akingunsoye twice in some references, possibly due to duplication or confirmation.)
The Nigerian government has not yet issued an official response to the announcement. In previous deportation exercises involving Nigerian nationals, coordination typically occurs between U.S. authorities and Nigerian agencies responsible for repatriation and reintegration of returnees.
This latest action aligns with the Trump administration’s renewed emphasis on mass deportations, prioritizing individuals convicted of serious crimes as part of broader immigration enforcement priorities.
