The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed that 335 Kenyans have been deported from the US since 2019.
The report highlighted that 122 Kenyans were removed from the US in 2019. In 2020, 85 Kenyans were removed by the enforcement unit.
Meanwhile, in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 financial years, the removals were quoted as 33, 24 and 23 respectively.
In the 2024 financial year, 48 Kenyans were removed from the US.
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— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) January 26, 2025
"Title 8 of the US Code authorizes ERO officers to remove noncitizens with final orders of removal, including final orders issued by an immigration judge or other lawful means.
"An ICE removal is defined as the compulsory and confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable noncitizen out of the United States." read the report in part.
Meanwhile, more Kenyans who have been staying in the US are expected to be deported in the coming days following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.
The enforcement is targeting millions of aliens who have been residing in the US without the required documents.
"Over the last 4 years, the prior administration invited, administered, and oversaw an unprecedented flood of illegal immigration into the United States," Trump noted in his executive order.
"Millions of illegal aliens crossed our borders or were permitted to fly directly into the United States on commercial flights and allowed to settle in American communities, in violation of longstanding Federal laws."
