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Nigeria ranks third in Africa for U.S. deportations with over 400 removals [Full List]

Nigeria has ranked third on the list of African countries with the highest number of deportations from the United States (U.S) between 2020 and 2025, according to data from The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A total of 437 Nigerian nationals were removed from the U.S. during this period, with many facing deportation due to criminal convictions or final orders issued by immigration judges.

ICE’s enforcement actions are authorized under Title 8 of the U.S. Code, which allows officers within the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division to remove noncitizens with final orders of removal.

The data highlights the ongoing challenge faced by the U.S. in managing individuals with criminal backgrounds.

In 2024, of the 271,484 removals carried out, 32.7% (88,763 individuals) had criminal histories, including charges or convictions for offenses such as assault, sexual assault, weapons offenses, and even homicide.

Below is the list of African countries ranked by the number of deportations from the U.S. between 2020 and 2025:

Senegal – 689
Mauritania – 481
Nigeria – 437
Egypt – 387
Ghana – 276
Angola – 227
Cameroon – 166
Guinea – 162
Somalia – 154
Kenya – 131

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/nigeria-ranks-third-in-africa-for-u-s-deportations-with-over-400-removals-full-list/

Wahala, after spending fortune to travel abroad, you no even break even dem depot you. Chai it's heartbreaking

Nigeria should be divided into three provincial administrations. It's too big for the black president to rule from the centre. It's a headache, not for the politicians alone but for the people alike.

Percentage-wise, Nigeria probably accounts for the least. Out of all of those African countries, we have the highest population in the US with over 327,000 (as at 2017), probably like 500k in 2025, with japa syndrome. So that's very low...

The majority of Nigerians in America are graduates with proper documents and most have a family there...

We shall be glad to receive them back, let them come and continue from where they stopped cause I'm sure some of them voted for this calamity of ruling party in the name of Change.

We are the largest black population, I'm even surprised we're not first.

So no problem

Why do Nigerians derive pleasure when they hear that someone or people are deported back home? Is this bitterness or what.
You'll see comments like "after spending all your money to travel, they've deposited you" in fact some of the comments reads pure bitterness and based on the comments these comments are especially coming from people who don't have the means to travel out.
Oga, no dey happy sey bad thing happen to person just because your muscle no reach to do wetin de person do, that kind character worst pass witchcraft.

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Chai

Only 400... That's not a bad number.

Most Nigerians in North America (Canada and U.S) are there legally.

That's still a good number. Most of them are people who 'japaed' but papers have expired. Home sweet home anyway. Your amala and ewedu awaits you.

Hmmm

Ok 400 still low people wey him paper complete still plenty be that.....

If our leaders have made this nation to be very Ok

What is the essence of going ahead to live in another country?

luckgood:
We shall be glad to receive them back, let them come and continue from where they stopped cause I'm sure some of them voted for this calamity of ruling party in the name of Change.

President Xi never said anything like what you posted.

Ok. It is well.

That's the way it was till some folks got greedy and felt over-smart.

LadyExcellency:
Nigeria should be divided into three provincial administrations. It's too big for the black president to rule from the centre. It's a headache, not for the politicians alone but for the people alike.

sad news

Badluck dey follow this country

I expect FG to challenge this report but our people overthere are too smart to be deported anyhow. We know where we belong Sha.

Sit tight to reform your country

Yes

South Africa is doing really fine. What a country. They're probably the most advanced in Africa.

They're not rushing to US enough to have as much population to qualify for a threatsome situation like this.

Samanta, randdigital... kudos, you people are doing right with your country.

luckgood:
We shall be glad to receive them back, let them come and continue from where they stopped cause I'm sure some of them voted for this calamity of ruling party in the name of Change.

How many world leaders would this quote be attributed to? From South Africa Botha to Putin now Xi.

seanery:
Badluck dey follow this country

And other countries that got citizens deported as well

RaptorX:
How many world leaders would this quote be attributed to? From South Africa Botha to Putin now Xi.

Exactly my question to people like him.

USA deported Mexicans, South Africans, Russians, El Salvadoran, Ghanaian, etc

All these countries have bad leaders or it's Bola Tinubu that's ruling them

Most populous African nation.
African nation with highest immigrant in US
Most normadic too.

It's a pleasant surprise that we are not No.1

COMRADES are speechless, Tinubu and his eevil APC has sakn Nigeria into gutter. If it were another party in power this national embarrassment would not have happened

What a shame

Ablesam171:
Why do Nigerians derive pleasure when they hear that someone or people are deported back home? Is this bitterness or what.
You'll see comments like "after spending all your money to travel, they've deposited you" in fact some of the comments reads pure bitterness and based on the comments these comments are especially coming from people who don't have the means to travel out.
Oga, no dey happy sey bad thing happen to person just because your muscle no reach to do wetin de person do, that kind character worst pass witchcraft.

Because many of them enter the USA illegally.