AT least 3,690 Nigerians have been scheduled for deportation from theUnitedStates, as President Donald Trump’s deportation of illegal immigrants inthe country gets underway. No fewer than 5,144 Nigerians may be affected inthe initial stage of the ongoing deportation exercises from theUnitedStates of America as President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants continues. TheUnitedStates Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says plans are on to deport at least 79 Nigerians convicted of various criminal offences as part of its intensified immigration enforcement campaign. US immigration authorities have arrested Nigerian national Olatunde Olusanjo over alleged sex offences, pending deportation. Nigeriansdeported from theUS, US immigration policies, impact of deportation on Nigeria, African governance challenges, Trump immigration legacy, Nigerian government response to deportation, citizenship and repatriation, rise of African youth activism, challenges in Nigeria, diaspora... About 3,690 NigeriansintheUnitedStatesarefaced with deportation as Donald Trump begins a crackdown on illegal immigrants inthe country. Nigerians make up one of the largest international student groups that study in over 1,800 institutions of higher learning across theUS. Among more than 60,000 students from Nigeria who show interest in studying intheUS every year, only about 13,000 of them are admitted. This comes as a document from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations showed that about 3690 NigeriansintheUSfacedeportation.Consequently, 538 illegal immigrants weredeported from theUnitedStates on January 23.