Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- The US government is set to deport 3,690 Nigerians who are considered to be residing in the country illegally.

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it has identified 3,690 Nigerians among the 1.4 million "illegal migrants" with deportation orders.

A document obtained by Fox News from ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and published on Tuesday showed that the immigrants have been on ICE's non-detained docket with final orders of removal since 24 November 2024.

The non-detained docket includes people who have been ordered to leave the US or are in the process of being deported but are not being held by ICE.

According to a report by Fox News, there are more than 7 million people...