Court orders ICE to release Nigerian who entered US illegally in 2003

A U.S. federal district court in Minnesota has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release Michael Opeoluwa Egbele, a Nigerian national who entered the United States without legal permission in 2003. The judge ruled that ICE had no legal basis to keep him in detention given the circumstances of his case.  Egbele’s immigration […]

U.S. deports three Nigerians for various offences

Three Nigerians have been sent back to Nigeria from the United States after they were found guilty of committing different crimes while living there. According to reports, their deportation is part of a larger plan by the U.S. government to deport around 3,000 Nigerians who have been involved in various criminal activities. The three deportees […]