An estimated 29,723 Nigerian immigrants living in the United States overstayed their U.S. non-immigrant tourism/business (B1/B2) visas between October 1, 2017, and September 30, 2018, the US Department of Homeland Security has said.
In its new report, titled: "The fiscal Year 2018 Entry/Exit Overstay Report" it said these immigrants, who entered the United States legally, refused to leave the country after their visas expired.
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