The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has added 10 Nigerians to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) “Worst of the Worst” register, with the individuals linked to offences ranging from wire fraud and identity theft to child-related, drug and weapons offences.
The latest update was on Friday on the official DHS website, where the department publishes the names and photographs of foreign nationals it says have been arrested by ICE in connection with criminal offences.
The 10 Nigerians were listed alongside details of the offences associated with their cases and the locations where they were held or arrested.
Those listed are Temitope Bashua, Ojehoro Lewis, Osemudiamen Kingsley Oziegbe, Daniel Oworen, Raymond H. Ekevwo, Franklin Dikeocha, Johnson Ogunlana, Chukwuemeka Okorocha, Tunde Korede and Chukwuemeka Chinye.
According to the DHS register, Bashua was listed in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, in connection with wire fraud, identity theft and fraud.
Lewis, listed in Conroe, Texas, was associated with a case involving cruelty toward a child, while Oziegbe, also listed in Louisville, Kentucky, was identified in connection with wire fraud.
Oworen, listed in Conroe, Texas, was associated with a dangerous-drugs offence, while Ekevwo, listed in Oxford, Wisconsin, was linked to wire fraud.
Dikeocha, listed in Dallas, Texas, was identified in connection with a sex offence against a child, specifically fondling.
Ogunlana, listed in White Deer, Pennsylvania, was associated with fraud and identity theft.
Okorocha, listed in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, had several offences attached to his name, including wire fraud, dangerous drugs, possession of a weapon and aggravated assault involving a non-family gun.
Korede, also listed in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, was identified in connection with conspiracy.
Chinye, listed in Pollock, Louisiana, was associated with larceny from a banking-type institution, fraud, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy.
DHS described the register as a platform highlighting what it called the “worst of the worst criminal aliens” arrested by ICE.
The department said the initiative was part of the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement drive and its stated policy of prioritising the removal of foreign nationals with criminal records.
“Under DHS leadership, the hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Trump’s promise and carrying out mass deportations, starting with the worst of the worst, including the illegal aliens you see here,” the department said.
The latest addition comes about seven weeks after DHS published a much larger list containing 124 Nigerians arrested by ICE and identified on the same “Worst of the Worst” register.
The publication, reported on July 9, 2026, contained the names and photographs of the 124 Nigerians and details of the criminal offences associated with their cases.
However, the publication did not provide specific dates or timelines for the deportation of those listed.
DHS did not indicate that any of the 10 Nigerians had been deported, nor did the latest register provide a scheduled date for their removal from the United States.
Rather, the information presented identifies the individuals as people arrested by ICE and sets out the offences associated with their cases.
ICE, an agency under DHS, is responsible for enforcing federal immigration laws, including the arrest, detention and removal of certain non-citizens who are subject to immigration enforcement.
The development follows the Donald Trump administration’s continued emphasis on large-scale immigration enforcement and deportation, with DHS repeatedly stressing that individuals with criminal records are among those being prioritised for removal.
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