The United States Department of Homeland Security, DHS, has confirmed that at least 110 Nigerians will be deported from the US.

The US-DHS, which released the list, stated that the deportation is part of a wider crackdown that will see 355 West Africans returned home.

The Department published names and photographs of all 355 individuals listed for deportation under its West Africa Operations Watch initiative.

Nigeria accounts for 110 of those listed, second only to Liberia with 94, and far ahead of Ghana and Senegal with 30 and 19, respectively.

The list also includes 15 Cameroonians, 14 Gambians, 14 Ivorians, 12 Mauritanians, 11 Cape Verdeans, nine Burkinabes, eight Nigeriens, six Guineans, six Togolese, five Malians, and 1 each from Benin and Guinea-Bissau.

According to DHS, those listed were flagged for immigration violations including visa overstays, unlawful entry and failure to meet residency requirements.

Officials described the exercise as a coordinated operation across several US states.