Olayiwola Matthew
The President Donald Trump-led US government is set to deport about 1.4 million illegal immigrants from the country.
The deportations come as the US President enforces his crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country.
According to a report by Fox News, there were 1,445,549 non-citizens on Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Removal Operations (ERO) non-detained docket with final orders of removal as of November 24, 2024.
Checks on the list shows that 3,690 Nigerians and 3,228 Ghanaians were among illegal immigrants facing deportation from the US.
Mexico had the highest number of persons pencilled for deportation with 252,044.
The US government urged countries to accept the return of their nationals.
“The U.S. Government requests foreign governments take appropriate steps to confirm the citizenship of noncitizens suspected to be their nationals, which include conducting interviews, issuing travel documents in a timely manner, and accepting the physical return of their nationals by scheduled commercial or charter flights consistent with ICE and/or foreign government removal guidelines.
“Lack of cooperation from countries in accepting the return of their nationals may lead to ICE classifying those countries as uncooperative or at-risk of non-compliance,” the document reads.
On Tuesday, two Columbian Air Force planes filled with 201 immigrants from the US landed in Bogota after a huge standoff between both countries.
Columbian President Gustavo Petro had refused to allow the military planes to land—a decision he was forced to withdraw after Trump threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Columbian businesses.
Trump had on January 20, during his inauguration day as the 47th US President, signed several executive orders, especially towards immigration and citizenship.