Nigeria, July 9 -- The United States government is set to deport 124 Nigerians listed on its "worst of the worst" criminal register.

The Department of Homeland Security published the names of the Nigerians on its website on Wednesday alongside the names of people of other nationalities, including Niger, Cameroon, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Honduras, and Cuba.

The DHS, in a statement published alongside the names and photos of the potential deportees, said it is actively working to fulfil President Donald Trump's promise by carrying out mass deportation of "illegal aliens."

This process will start with "the worst of the worst illegal aliens."

The published list includes the names, photos and crimes of the foreign nationals set to be d...