Following the implementation of Donald Trump’s immigration policies after he resumed office, 201 Nigerians have been declared to face deportation.
According to the statement made by the US Ambassador to Nigerians, Richard Mill Jr., at the Tafawa Balewa house in Abuja yesterday, out of the 201 Nigerians currently at the immigration camp, 85 have been cleared for deportation.
Among them include convicted prisoners who are still serving jail terms in the US and others who they claim have violated immigration laws.
“The first group will be convicted prisoners – those who committed crimes and are in U.S. prisons. Some of them have clearly violated U.S. immigration laws. They appealed but were denied yet they are still in the U.S,” Mills continued.
- Delta Airlines Offers $30,000 Compensation to Passengers After Toronto Plane Crash
- FG Bans 60,000 Litres Petroleum Tankers to Curb Accidents & Explosions on Nigerian Roads
- 94-Year-Old Man Registers for 2025 UTME, Fulfills Lifelong Dream
- 23-year-old Ekiti Man Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Use Nephew for Money Ritual
- Australian Woman Annie Knight, who Set a Goal to Sleep with 1000 Men in 2025, Says She’s Ready for Love
- Late Herbert Wigwe’s 90-year-old Father Takes his Grand-daughter to Appeal Court over her Father’s Estate
Minister Bianca Ojukwu expressed her concern over the fate of these Nigerians after this indelible plight
Will there be any way of ameliorating their pains? This has been of great concern to not just Nigerian nationals in the US but family members in Nigeria who depend on them for survival, children whose school fees are paid for by these diasporans,” she said.
“We are asking as a country whether they will be given ample time to handle their assets or will they just be bundled into planes and repatriated? It will really be traumatic, especially for those who have not committed any violent crime,” Amb. Odumegwu-Ojukwu said.
She draws attention to the inhumane treatment these victims are made to go through in the past; hand-cuffs and leg chains, even when they are not violent. She further appeals that the U.S. government should at least treat them with dignity”
“With the new U.S. administration, we want commitments. If deportation must happen, it should be dignified,” Odumegwu-Ojukwu stated.
She went further to address the suspension of the Drop Box Visa policy, imploring the US government to reconsider that decision.
According to her, it wouldn’t be fair to suffer genuine travelers when they apply for a Visa.
