The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to deport no fewer than 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal immigrants register.
Findings by PUNCH Metro on the DHS website on Monday revealed that the individuals were convicted of serious offences ranging from fraud, drug trafficking and robbery to assault and manslaughter, among others.
According to DHS, the arrests were carried out as part of a sweeping crackdown on criminal immigrants by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
An accompanying statement on the DHS platform read:
“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 Trump’s promise by carrying out mass deportations, beginning with the most dangerous offenders.”
The list includes several Nigerians convicted across different states in the US, reflecting the administration’s intensified enforcement against undocumented and criminal immigrants.
The development comes amid renewed immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, which has triggered anxiety among immigrant communities. Saturday PUNCH had earlier reported that some Nigerians in the US have gone into hiding, while others are quietly returning home following the heightened deportation campaign.