The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the names of 24 Nigerian nationals arrested in a recent immigration crackdown.
According to the statement, the arrests were carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers across multiple states, with charges ranging from fraud and identity theft to drug-related offences and money laundering.
Among those listed are Emmanuel Omowaiye, accused of mail fraud in Richmond, Texas; Laurene Onwuka, charged with fraud and impersonation in Chantilly, Virginia; Olusegun Shonekan, facing wire fraud allegations in Newark, New Jersey; and Olusegun Olaseni, accused of selling amphetamines in Greencastle, Indiana.
Other arrests include Peter Ude in Atlanta, Georgia, for wire fraud; Newton Jemide in Fort Dix, New Jersey, for conspiracy and mail fraud; and Shedrack Umukoro in Yazoo City, Mississippi, i for money laundering.
The list also includes Michael Orji, arrested in Oxford, Wisconsin, facing multiple charges including weapons violations, fraud, identity theft, wire fraud, false citizenship, and money laundering.
In Tampa, Florida, Ifeanyi Ibennah was charged with cruelty towards a child, while Babajide Oluwaseun Faseyi was arrested in Alden, New York, for assault.
The DHS emphasised that publishing these names is part of the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement drive. It also noted that all individuals named are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
