The United States is to deport 3,690 Nigerians in the country as President Donald Trump begins a massive deportation of illegal immigrants in the country.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations has compiled a date which revealed the nationality and number of people faced with deportation.
The agency noted that as of November 24, 2024, there are 1,445,549 non-citizens on ICE’s non-detained docket with final removal orders.
The document titled “Noncitizens on the ICE Non-Detained Docket with Final Orders of Removal by Country of Citizenship”, showed Mexico and El Salvador top the list of nations facing the most deportation, with 252,044 and 203,822, respectively.
The ICE is charged with the responsibility of protecting America from cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security.