US Immigration Crackdown Puts 237 Africans on Deportation Lists
The United States has published the names and photographs of 125 people from five African countries facing deportation, while a separate government update identifies 112 Nigerians who are also subject to removal proceedings.
The larger list covers 49 Kenyans, 44 Ghanaians, 12 Mauritanians, 11 Moroccans and nine South Africans. Nigeria does not appear among those 125 names, but the separate figure of 112 Nigerians shows that the immigration enforcement drive extends beyond the five countries on the main list.
The disclosures come as the United States intensifies immigration enforcement. Data reviewed by Reuters showed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests reached nearly 51,000 in August, while deportations were running at about 1,200 people per day.
The publication of names and photographs gives a clearer picture of how the wider enforcement campaign is affecting African nationals in the United States. For the countries listed, the figures also provide a snapshot of the number of their citizens currently facing removal, although they do not represent the total number of Africans involved in US deportation proceedings.
The developments are likely to keep immigration and deportation high on the agenda for African governments with large communities in the United States, particularly as Washington continues to increase arrests and removals.
