June 4, 2026

Nigeria Flag

By Nkiruka Nnorom

No fewer than 110 Nigerians are among 355 West Africans listed for deportation by the the Donald Trump’s administration as Washington intensifies its immigration enforcement under the newly expanded West Africa Operations Watch, WOW, initiative.

The list released by the United States Department of Homeland Security, containing mames and photographs of all 355 individuals earmarked for removal, showed that Nigeria topped the country breakdown, follwed by Liberia with 94 nationals, while Ghana and Senegal have 30 and 19 respectively.