902 Nigerians deported from US in six years
Nigeria recorded the highest number of deportations among African countries in six years, says report
ABUJA, Nigeria (MNTV) – No fewer than 902 Nigerians were deported from the United States from 2019 to 2024, a new report by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed.
According to the ICE 2024 annual report, Nigeria recorded the highest number of deportations among African countries within the six-year period, followed by Senegal, Ghana, Mauritania, and Egypt, the Punch reports.
A breakdown of the deportation figures shows that 286 Nigerians were deported in 2019, 199 in 2020, 78 in 2021, 49 in 2022, 152 in 2023, and 138 in 2024.
Other African countries that witnessed significant deportations during the period were Senegal (761), Ghana (582), Mauritania (491), Egypt (467), Somalia (406), Democratic Republic of Congo (395), Liberia (379), Kenya (335), Guinea (294), Angola (293), Cameroon (288), Gambia (223), and Sierra Leone (165).
In January 2025, the US immigration agency disclosed that 3,690 Nigerians were still on the deportation list.
Mexico topped the global deportation chart with 432,827 removals within the same timeframe.
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