Nigeria says it won't accept U.S. deportees: "We have enough problems of our own"

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Source: NPR

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's government says it will resist pressure from the Trump administration to accept deportees from Venezuela and other third countries.

In an interview with Nigeria's Channels TV on Friday, Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar said the U.S. was pressuring several African nations to accept foreign nationals the U.S. wants to deport.

"We already have over 230 million people," Tuggar said. "In the words of the famous U.S. rap group Public Enemy — you'll remember a line from Flava Flav: 'Flava Flav has problems of his own. I can't do nothing for you, man.'"

His comments mark one of the most high-profile rejections yet of the Trump administration's efforts to deport migrants, under threat of tariffs and visa restrictions for countries that refuse. The U.S. government has not officially confirmed it is pressing African nations to accept third-country nationals.

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