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By, Isa Abdullahi
Nigerian illegal immigrants in the United States have devised means to avoid being deported, they are running from pillar to post, restricting their movements.
This is as the largest deportation operation in history of United States is underway.
YOUNEWS learnt that they have restricted their movements to public places to avoid being arrested and deported.
They had refrained from going to work, church, and public places since Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States
Already there are lawsuits filed against President Donald Trump over his immigration policies.
Hoping against hope that they would be protected against deportation if the lawsuit turn out in their favour.
About 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are facing deportation, according to a document compiled by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Removal Operations.
The document, titled, ‘Non-citizens on the ICE Non-Detained Docket with Final Orders of Removal by Country of Citizenship,’ shows that Mexico and El Salvador top the list of nations facing the highest number of deportations, with 252,044 and 203,822, respectively.
As revealed in the document, 1,445,549 non-citizens were on ICE’s non-detained docket with final removal orders as of November 24, 2024.
Already, total number of 201 Nigerians are currently in custody for deportation but the date and time for deportation have not been communicated
On his inauguration day, Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at toughening immigration policies, including the termination of birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
The US Justice Department also threatened to prosecute local and state authorities that failed to comply with Trump’s immigration directives, which included a pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.
Following the directive, 538 illegal immigrants were deported from the United States on January 23.
