Immigration policy and deportation command
According to documents prepared by US immigrants and customs law enforcement (ICE) and evacuation operations, about 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are facing deportation. This file, the title is The final evacuation order of international citizen countriesList of Mexico and Salvador as the country with the largest number of deportation, respectively, 252,044 and 203,822, respectively. As of November 2024, a total of 1,445,549 non -citizen was in the ICE non -wills and eventually evacuated.
After taking office, President Trump signed a series of administrative orders aimed at tightening the immigration law, including the efforts to terminate the identity of children’s citizenship for children born for illegal immigrants. In addition, the US Department of Justice warns local and state authorities that if they do not follow the government’s strict immigration instructions, they will face legal consequences.
Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared the largest deportation in American history in her official X processing.
Fear and sacrifice: Nigerians stay indoors
Although the deportation of the country was originally aimed at immigrants with criminal records, illegal immigrants in Nigeria were worried that they might also be in progress. Many people now limit activities to basic functions and stay at home to avoid potential running with ice officials.
A Nigerian immigrant in Tampa, Florida talks with them Punching newspapers Explain the huge measures he took below the radar. He said: “Since Trump came to power and adopted the threat of deportation, some of us stopped going to work, because the ice officer could attack the workshop at any time and arrested illegal immigrants.” He continued to describe how his social life was Affected by far: “I no longer go to the church, because it may be arrested there. At present, the only safe place is your house-indoor.”
In Tampa, the factory he worked hired many Nigerians and Africans, and some of them stopped working because they were worried about being expelled from the country. He said: “The fear of Trump is the beginning of wisdom.” He reflected the obvious anxiety in many people in the immigrant community. Although there is uncertainty, he is still full of hope: “We survived in Obama’s deportation operations. We will also be exempted from this. We hope that various lawsuits against immigration policy will slow Trump withdrew it. “
Unbearable choice: leave or return to Nigeria?
Although some Nigerian immigrants expressed their desire to avoid returning to Nigeria, the reason is that many people have worsening at home, many people have suffered personal losses in attempts to try to obtain legal residence. A immigrant left Nigeria in 2013, lamenting his failed attempt to make his identity normal. “Since then, I have been working hard to obtain the paper. I have been deceived because of marriage and other means. In this formal process, I lost nearly $ 30,000. At some point, I wanted to apply for shelter, but I was being taken. Tell him to oppose it because I spent more than three years without effective papers, “he explained.
Another Nigerian, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, also shared his fear of the Trump administration’s immigration operation. Although the Nigerians are not the main goal, he pointed out: “Any foreign citizen who illegally lives in the United States can be arrested and expelled by ice players at any time.” He continued: “The fact is that Trump is against The war of illegal immigration limits our movements.
Despite fear, the immigrant emphasized that returning Nigeria will be a worse choice: “My difficult living conditions are still better than Nigeria’s” comfortable “life.”
Uncertain future: litigation and political tensions
As of January 23, 538 illegal immigrants were expelled from the United States as a part of the operation. However, despite being deported, many Nigerian immigrants still hope that Trump’s policy may bring probation in legal challenges. A Nigerian reporter in the United States expressed the universal emotions shared by many people: “If they ask everyone to return to our country, we have no choice but to leave. This is their country. If Nigeria is a better No one will leave first, and many of us are going home.
Many African immigrants, especially in countries controlled by Republican Party, expressed their concerns about the increasingly deportation agenda. As the mobile restrictions continue to tighten, the pressure that keeps noticeable has caused huge losses to the community.
As the Nigerian immigrants in the United States continue to live under the shadow of being deported, they are adapting by restricting public existence. The fear of being detained by the ice officer caused many people to avoid work. Churches and public places choose to stay at home. Although there is anxiety and uncertainty, people still have a line of hope, that is, legal challenges and potential policy changes will be alleviated in the future. However, the risk of being deported continued to be imminent. The risks of thousands of unlicensed immigrants are huge. For many people, returning to Nigeria because they are facing terrible situations there are their unprepared choices.
