US releases fresh names, photos of 10 Nigerians facing deportation
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the names and photographs of 10 Nigerian nationals identified for deportation as part of the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement campaign.
The Nigerians were added to DHS’s “Worst of the Worst” register, which highlights immigrants arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over alleged or established criminal offences. The latest list includes cases involving wire fraud, identity theft, drug offences, assault, conspiracy and offences involving children.
Those named are:
Temitope Bashua — wire fraud, identity theft and fraud.
Ojehoro Lewis — cruelty towards a child.
Osemudiamen Kingsley Oziegbe — wire fraud.
Daniel Oworen — dangerous drugs.
Raymond H. Ekevwo — wire fraud.
Franklin Dikeocha — sexual offence against a child.
Johnson Ogunlana — fraud and identity theft.
Chukwuemeka Okorocha — wire fraud, dangerous drugs, weapon possession and aggravated assault.
Tunde Korede — conspiracy.
Chukwuemeka Chinye — larceny, fraud, identity theft and conspiracy.
The latest disclosure follows a larger list of 124 Nigerians published by the US government in July, also involving people described by DHS as having been convicted of serious crimes.
DHS says the publicising of the names and photographs is part of its effort to highlight what it calls the “worst of the worst criminal aliens” and to support the administration’s broader campaign of immigration enforcement and deportation.
However, being included on an ICE or DHS enforcement list does not by itself establish that every allegation listed against an individual resulted in a conviction; the legal status of individual cases can differ.
The new list comes amid a wider expansion of US deportation operations under President Donald Trump, with immigration authorities targeting undocumented migrants and non-citizens with criminal records. The policy has generated significant debate over due process, detention conditions and the treatment of migrants facing removal.
