Some Nigerians have gone into hiding and others are returning home secretly over the intensified deportation campaign led by President Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

It was gathered that many immigrants had stopped going to work as Trump reiterated his support for ICE actions.

The sweeping actions, which include house-to-house enforcement raids, have stirred panic, debate and protest, particularly following a series of high-profile deadly incidents involving the federal immigration officers.

The US president kick-started an immigration policy to arrest and remove illegal immigrants immediately after he was inaugurated into office in January 2025.

However, his policy has been met with criticisms by many people in the US and other countries over the cruelty which ICE meted out to immigrants

People who spoke to the media from the US, said some Nigerians had abandoned places of work and many were secretly returning to their home country.