U.S. Deports Nigerian Ayodeji Ajayi After Criminal Convictions

Ayodeji Ajayi, a Nigerian national, has been deported from the United States following multiple criminal convictions, including domestic violence. According to the U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Ajayi entered the U.S. in 2007 on a student visa but failed to leave the country after leaving school. He has since accumulated a significant criminal record, which includes convictions for domestic violence, trespass, intimidation, and obstruction, as well as charges related to kidnapping and family neglect.

The deportation is part of a broader immigration enforcement effort under the Trump administration, which has focused on removing undocumented immigrants with criminal records. While ICE announced Ajayi's removal, it did not disclose the specific timing of his deportation or further details regarding his offenses.

Ajayi had been in the U.S. illegally for nearly two decades after entering on a student visa.