The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published the names of 10 Nigerian nationals it says are among criminal immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and facing deportation.
The latest names were added to the department’s “Worst of the Worst” register, which identifies immigrants accused or convicted of various offences, including fraud, identity theft, drug-related crimes and offences involving children.
The updated list was published on the official DHS website and reviewed on Friday.
The Nigerians listed and the offences attributed to them are:
Temitope Bashua — Wire fraud, identity theft and fraud — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
Ojehoro Lewis — Cruelty toward a child — Conroe, Texas.
Osemudiamen Kingsley Oziegbe — Wire fraud — Louisville, Kentucky.
Daniel Oworen — Dangerous drugs — Conroe, Texas.
Raymond H. Ekevwo — Wire fraud — Oxford, Wisconsin.
Franklin Dikeocha — Sexual offence against a child, including fondling — Dallas, Texas.
Johnson Ogunlana — Fraud and identity theft — White Deer, Pennsylvania.
Chukwuemeka Okorocha — Wire fraud, dangerous drugs, weapon possession and aggravated assault involving a non-family firearm — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
Tunde Korede — Conspiracy — Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
Chukwuemeka Chinye — Larceny from a banking institution, fraud, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy — Pollock, Louisiana.
DHS said the register was established to draw attention to what it describes as the “worst of the worst criminal aliens” arrested by ICE.
The department said the list formed part of the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement campaign and its push to prioritise the removal of immigrants accused or convicted of serious crimes.
“Under DHS 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,” the department said.
The publication comes amid an intensified US immigration enforcement drive, with federal authorities continuing to identify and detain immigrants facing removal from the country.
