Tag: Deportation
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We’ll start massive deportation of undocumented migrants from U.S. after July 4 – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump says deportation of undocumented migrants will begin after July 4. “We will be removing large numbers of people… starting sometime after July 4,” Trump said, having earlier noted that the deportations would begin “unless we do something pretty miraculous.” Additional report said that U.S. Immigration authorities had earlier announced plan to…
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Deportation: Nigeria, Ghana Immigration chiefs hold reconciliatory talks
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and its Ghanaian counterpart have begun reconciliatory talks over the recent deportation of four Ghanaian nationals by Nigerian authority. NIS Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James made this known in a Press Statement in Abuja on Saturday. He said that the Comptroller-General of NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede had played host…
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Court declares FG’s deportation of 47 Cameroonian activists illegal
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declared as illegal and unconstitutional, the deportation of 47 Cameroonians from Nigeria on January 26, 2018. The judge, Anwuli Chikere, also granted all the reliefs as prayed by the key Cameroonian separatist leader, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, and 46 others who were deported from Nigeria after their arrest…
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Presidency speaks on deportation of 723 Nigerians from Ghana
The Presidency has expressed concerns about the deportation of 723 Nigerians by the authorities in Ghana since 2018. The reaction came through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday. She said, “The story that hundreds of Nigerians are being deported from Ghana is disturbing and worrisome. “The good…
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Jay Z hires lawyer to handle 21 Savage’s deportation case
21 Savage has been getting massive support from industry colleagues since he got arrested. TMZ reports that Jay Z thinks 21 Savage’s arrest and detention is “an absolute travesty” and should be released so he can reunite with his kids. To help speed up his release, the music mogul hired lawyer, Alex Spiro…
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21 Savage, rapper/Grammy nominee arrested, faces deportation
Grammy-nominated Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, was arrested on Sunday by U.S. immigration officials, who said he was illegally in the country and a convicted felon. The rapper, whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, came to the U.S. from the UK in 2005, overstaying his visa to settle in Atlanta, said Bryan Cox, a…
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Deportation of Nigerian refugees worrisome – Dabiri-Erewa
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Friday gave Cameroon a thumps down for the alleged deportation of over 100,000 Nigerians from the country. Dabiri-Erewa in a statement by her media assistant, Abdul-Rahman Balogun, called the deportation of the Nigerians who fled their homes to escape the…
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Again, Libya deports 139 Nigerians
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said another batch of 139 deportees arrived the country from Libya on Tuesday. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the South-West Spokesman, NEMA, confirmed the deportation to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. Farinloye said that the aircraft that conveyed the deportees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) at 11:20 p.m on…
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540 Nigerians to be deported from Libya Aug. 10 – NAPTIP DG
Five hundred and forty Nigerians are set for deportation from Libya, beginning from Aug. 10, Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General, National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP), has said. Mrs. Okah-Donli disclosed this on Wednesday in Osogbo, at the inauguration of the North-West Zonal Command Office of the agency. She said the deportees would be brought…
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Spain deports 23 Nigerians for breaking immigration rules
The Spanish Government on Tuesday deported 23 Nigerians for committing various offences in the country. They were deported barely five days after 34 Nigerians were sent home from six European countries for committing immigration-related offences. NAN reports that 34 Nigerians were jointly deported by six European countries on June 22 for committing immigration-related offences. The…