Information published on the DHS website on Monday shows that the newly added names are part of an expanding nationwide operation targeting foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes. The update signals a widening of the enforcement exercise being carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
According to the revised records, many of the individuals recently listed were convicted of offences linked to wire fraud, mail fraud and identity theft, crimes U.S. authorities say pose significant risks to public trust and financial security.
A statement accompanying the update described the arrests and pending removals as part of a coordinated crackdown across the country. The department said it was drawing attention to criminal immigrants considered the most dangerous, noting that the operation aligns with the administration’s broader immigration agenda.
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is highlighting the worst of the worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” the statement read. It added that, under the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, DHS and ICE personnel were acting on President Donald Trump’s pledge to prioritise mass deportations beginning with those convicted of serious crimes.
Among the Nigerians named in the latest batch are Oluwaseyanu Akinola Afolabi, Olugbeminiyi Aderibigbe, Benjamin Ifebajo, Obinwanne Okeke, Kolawole Aminu, Oluwadamilola Olufunsho Ojo and Franklin Ibeabuchi. Others listed include Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Joshua Ineh, Stephen Oseghale, Eghosa Obaretin, Adesina Surajudeen Lasisi, Ibrahim Ijaoba, Azeez Yinusa, Charles Akabuogu, Kelechi Umeh, Lotenna Chisom Umeadi, Donald Ehie and Chukwudi Kingsley Kalu.
The development highlights the Trump administration’s sustained hardline approach to illegal and criminal immigration, an agenda that has seen increased removals of foreign nationals across the United States. Nigerians, alongside citizens of several other countries, continue to feature prominently in the ongoing enforcement actions.