Due to President Donald Trump immigration policy No fewer than 201 Nigerians are in the immigration camps set to be deported home from the United States.
Which Eighty-five of them have been cleared by the immigration for immediate eviction from the country
The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills Jr say among the first batch of deportees are those serving jail terms in U.S. prisons. and the deportees would be taken to Lagos but did not indicate when.
He spoke during a meeting with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, at her office.
The U.S have commence the deportation of illegal immigrants. as promise during campaign by the president.
Some countries such as Colombia, Mexico and India,have been deported. among others as he aggressively pursues his policy of getting out undocumented immigrant in states.
According to a statement by Mrs Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s media aid, Those to be deported would be dropped in Lagos. There wouldn’t be room for whether it should be in Port Harcourt or Abuja the envoy said.
The first group are convicted prisoners those who committed crimes, and are still in prisons in U.S. Some are also those who have clearly violated U.S. immigration laws. they appealed but were denied.but they are still in the U.S. They have committed immigration crime.
Mrs Odumegwu-Ojukwu pleaded for dignified treatment for Nigerians whom are to be deported.
The fact is that many of those convicts being deported from the U.S. are manacled with handcuffs on their hands and legs.
She urged the U.S. to find a way of ameliorating the trauma of those to be deported, including allowing them ample opportunity to retrieve their assets in America.
Mrs Odumegwu-Ojukwu bemoaned the emotional and financial pains that many Nigerians in the U.S. were already experiencing. the effect was far-reaching even to the hinterlands of Nigeria where for instance, several families, including children relied on remittances from the U.S. for their survival and education.
She also said at the moment, we are told that about 200 Nigerian nationals are in U.S. immigration camps and about 85 have been cleared for deportation.
We are asking as a country whether they will be given some time to handle their assets or will they just be bundled into planes and repatriated.
She said it will really be traumatic, especially for those who have not committed any violent crime.