The United States Department of Homeland Security, DHS, has released the names and photographs of 24 Nigerian nationals arrested by over various alleged criminal offences as the administration continues its immigration enforcement and deportation campaign. According to information published by the department, the individuals were apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, officers in different locations across the United States.
The offences associated with the arrests include wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, drug-related crimes, identity theft, assault, forgery, weapons violations and child cruelty.
Announcing the arrests, DHS said it was drawing attention to non-US citizens with criminal records who had been apprehended by immigration enforcement officers. “The US Department of Homeland Security is highlighting the worst of worst criminal aliens arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” the department said.
It added, “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 – including the illegal aliens you see here.”
Full list of 24 Nigerians named by US authorities
The list published by DHS contains the names of the Nigerian nationals, the offences associated with their cases and the locations where they were arrested.
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