A Knock at the Door: US to Deport 79 Nigerians on ‘Worst-of-the-Worst’ Criminal List
By: Abudu Olalekan
The US is deporting 79 convicted Nigerians in a major crackdown. Find out who’s on the list and why this is causing panic among the Nigerian community in America.
The air is thick with fear. Whispers are turning into panicked phone calls. For many Nigerians living in the United States, the American dream is starting to feel like a trap. Some are going into hiding. Others, packing their bags and coming home on the quiet, hoping to outrun the storm.
It’s not just paranoia. It’s real.
The United States Department of Homeland Security just confirmed it. They’re coming. And they have a list. A list with 79 Nigerian names on it, people they’ve branded the ‘worst-of-the-worst’. According to findings on the DHS website, these individuals are set to be deported. Kicked out.
Why? The charges are serious. Heavy stuff. We’re talking fraud, drug peddling, assault, even manslaughter and robbery. These aren’t just folks who overstayed a visa. According to the US government, these are convicted criminals.
This whole thing is part of a massive crackdown on criminal immigrants, a policy that got real intense under the Trump administration. An official note from the DHS doesn’t mince words. It’s pretty blunt, actually.
“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,” the note reads. “Under Secretary Noem’s 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.”
So who are they? The list is long, a roll call of names that are about to be sent packing.
There’s Boluwaji Akingunsoye, Ejike Asiegbunam, Emmanuel Mayegun Adeola, Bamidele Bolatiwa, and Ifeanyi Nwaozomudoh. Aderemi Akefe, Solomon Wilfred, Chibundu Anuebunwa, Joshua Ineh, Usman Momoh, Oluwole Odunowo, Bolarinwa Salau, and Oriyomi Aloba are also on it.
The list continues. Oludayo Adeagbo, Olaniyi Akintuyi, Talatu Dada, Olatunde Oladinni, Jelili Qudus, Abayomi Daramola, Toluwani Adebakin, Olamide Jolayemi, Isaiah Okere, Benji Macaulay, and Joseph Ogbara.
And more. Olusegun Martins, Kingsley Ariegwe, Olugbenga Abass, Oyewole Balogun, Adeyinka Ademokunla, Christian Ogunghide, Christopher Ojuma, Olamide Adedipe, Patrick Onogwu, Olajide Olateru-Olagbegi, and Omotayo Akinto.
Still not done. Kenneth Unanka, Jeremiah Ehis, Oluwafemi Orimolade, Ayibatonyе Bienzigha, Uche Diuno, Akinwale Adaramaja, Boluwatife Afolabi, Chinonso Ochie, Olayinka A. Jones, Theophilus Anwana, Aishatu Umaru, and Henry Idiagbonya.
Then you have 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.
And finally, 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. Boluwaji Akingunsoye’s name even appears twice.
This isn’t just a list, though. It’s a symptom of a much bigger, scarier reality. Reportersroom has heard the stories. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, are conducting sweeping actions. We’re talking house-to-house raids. It’s aggressive. It’s stirring up panic and protests all over.
While the government says they’re targeting criminals, the methods are making everyone feel like a target. The line between being a documented immigrant and an undocumented one feels thinner than ever. For the thousands of law-abiding Nigerians just trying to make a life for themselves, there’s a new, constant anxiety. A fear of that knock on the door. It’s a tough time to be a Nigerian in America. A really tough time.
