The US Department of Homeland Security, DHS, has released a new list of names and photos of Nigerians facing deportation.
The names and photographs of the 10 Nigerians are listed on its “Worst of the Worst” register of immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over alleged criminal offences.
The latest list, published on the official DHS website, includes Nigerians linked to cases involving alleged wire fraud, identity theft, drug offences, assault, conspiracy, child cruelty and sexual offences involving children.
The Nigerians listed in the latest update 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 – 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 highlight immigrants it describes as the “worst of the worst criminal aliens” arrested by ICE.
US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the latest arrests formed part of efforts by the Trump administration to intensify immigration enforcement and deportation.
“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.
“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 apologise for arresting and deporting illegal aliens, because that’s how we protect American lives.”
The DHS said the latest immigration enforcement operations were part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy.
“Under DHS leadership, 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 – including the illegal aliens you see here,” the department said.
The latest publication comes weeks after DHS released another list containing 124 Nigerians arrested by ICE and identified on the same register.
The July list included Nigerians accused or convicted of various criminal offences, although DHS did not provide specific deportation dates for the individuals named.
The publication of the latest names comes amid the Trump administration’s continued crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States, with federal immigration authorities stepping up arrests and deportation proceedings against migrants accused of criminal offences.
However, inclusion on the DHS register indicates that the individuals were arrested or are subject to immigration enforcement proceedings and does not, by itself, establish that every allegation listed against them resulted in a criminal conviction.
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