The arrest of a previously convicted Nigerian, Theophilis Anwana, by the United States Immigration, has sparked calls for the deportation of criminal migrants among US citizens.
PUNCH Onlinehad on Sunday reported that Anwana, who was convicted of second-degree rape in Baltimore, Maryland, was rearrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
According to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Anwana had been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in Bel Air and has been under a final order of removal since September 2021.
He had, however, remained in the US despite the removal order.
In a statement on Saturday by the Baltimore field office of ICE, Anwana was rearrested and now faces removal from the US.
The statement read, “Another dangerous criminal illegal alien is in custody thanks to the hard work of ICE @EROBaltimore officers.”
“Nigerian national Theophilis Anwana, who has been convicted of second-degree rape, was arrested on August 29.
“He has a final order of removal and will remain in ICE custody.”
Taking to social media to express their concerns, some US citizens have called for the deportation of more criminal aliens.
An X user, @TodRevolution, while commending the arrest of Anwana, urged ICE to intensify its efforts in clamping down on criminal migrants.
@TodRevolution tweeted, “While this is good, the fact of the matter remains that all who allowed these criminals to come here should also be arrested.
“One and two arrests here and there are not enough. We need at least 20,000 illegals to be deported per day. I hope ICE and CBP are not allowing these fu..s to come back into this country again.”
Another user, Garry Tapperson, tweeting as @tap_gary, wrote, “Deport him,” in a terse comment.
Similarly, Sarah Soderberg, who tweeted as @Ssodberg, wrote, “Very well done @Sec_Noem!! Deport all illegal aliens.”
A user who identified as Dream Big America wrote, “Trump was not lying. They flooded our country with all the low-life scum of the earth and the media told us they just want to pick our crops to feed our families. Ridiculous.”