President Trump administration is set to deport no fewer than 3,690 Nigerians considered to be residing in US illegally.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it has identified 3,690 among the 1.4 million “illegal migrants” with deportation orders
According to the document obtained by Fox News from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and published on Tuesday 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 7 million people currently on this list, including those held in federal, state, or local jails but not directly in ICE custody.
Those held by ICE are placed on the detained docket.
With 3,690 individuals, 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.
Deportation flights have commenced, with US military aircraft transporting migrants to their home countries or other designated nations.