The US government has identified 3,690 Nigerians residing in the country illegally and will be deported any time from now.
The (ICE) said the 3,690 Nigerians were among the 1.4 million “illegal migrants” with deportation orders.
A document obtained from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) showed that the immigrants have been on ICE’s non-detained docket with final orders of removal since 24 November 2024.
The non-detained docket includes people who have been ordered to leave the US or are in the process of being deported but are not being held by ICE.
According to a report by Fox News, there are more than seven million people on this list, including those held in federal, state, or local jails but not directly in ICE custody.
With 3,690, Nigeria has the second-highest number of citizens slated for deportation in Africa, following Somalia, which has 4,090. Ghana has the third highest number.
Globally, the list is topped by nationals from Mexico with 252,044, Guatemala with 253,413, Honduras with 261,651, and El Salvador with 203,822.
Other countries on the list include China, with 37,908 individuals facing final removal orders, Haiti with 32,363, Iran with 2,618, Pakistan with 776, Uzbekistan with 975, and Venezuela with 22,749.
–Additional reporting from The Nation.
