The Federal Government has called on the United States to ensure a humane deportation process for Nigerians, highlighting concerns over the emotional and financial impact on deportees and their families.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, raised the issue during a meeting with US Ambassador Richard Mills Jr.
Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a statement signed by her media aide, Magnus Eze, stated that with about 201 Nigerians currently detained in US immigration centres, and about 85 cleared for deportation the federal government is pushing for a more humane process.
She noted that many Nigerians in the US send vital remittances to families in Nigeria, supporting their survival and funding their education. Odumegwu-Ojukwu underscored that these deportations, particularly for individuals with no history of violent crime, should not be traumatic or abrupt.