US names 124 Nigerians for deportation in massive criminal crackdown
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially published the names and photographs of 124 Nigerian nationals flagged for deportation.
The move is part of an aggressive, nationwide immigration enforcement campaign by the administration of President Donald Trump targeting non-citizens with serious criminal convictions.
The list, uploaded to the DHS website, places the affected Nigerians among a group of individuals whom the department classified as the “worst of the worst” criminal offenders currently held in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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While Washington went public with the identities and images of those listed, federal authorities declined to disclose the specific criminal offenses tied to each individual or provide a definitive timeline for when the deportation flights would commence.
‘Fulfilling a campaign promise’
In an official statement accompanying the list, the DHS noted that the operation directly aligns with President Trump’s executive directives to prioritize the removal of undocumented migrants deemed threats to public safety.
“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 (ICE),” the statement read. “Under DHS leadership, the hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Trump’s promise and carrying out mass deportations.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the publication, reiterating that the administration remains fiercely committed to enforcing U.S. immigration laws and accelerating the removal of undocumented immigrants with criminal records.
Notable names on the DHS deportation list
According to the official document, the 124-person list includes, but is not limited to, the following Nigerian citizens:
Group A: Sunday Adediora, Sunday Kunkushi, Mkpouto Etukudoh, Marcus Unigwe, Olaniyi Ojikutu, 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, and Oriyomi Aloba.
Group B: 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, and Omotayo Akinto.
Group C: 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, and Akeem Adeleke.
Group D: 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, and Chibuzo Nwaonu.
The broader U.S. immigration landscape
This latest enforcement push comes on the heels of sweeping immigration crackdowns initiated immediately after President Trump took office. On his first day in the White House, Trump signed the executive order titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” which declared illegal immigration a national emergency and directed federal agencies to aggressively ramp up border security and removals.
While Latin American nations continue to bear the brunt of the policy—with Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and El Salvador recording the highest numbers of deportees—the U.S. has significantly expanded its deportation flight networks into Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
Nigeria, in particular, has faced heightened diplomatic and immigration pressure from Washington. This enforcement action follows a decision by the U.S. government to impose partial visa restrictions on Nigerian citizens, stemming from ongoing concerns over identity management, information sharing, security screening protocols, and rising visa overstay rates.
