ICE Nabs Illegal Immigrant New Orleans Police Recruit Who was Issued Firearm; ICE Arrests New Orleans Police Recruit with Deportation Order Who was Issued Firearm by Department

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ICE nabs Illegal immigrant New Orleans police recruit who was issued firearm:

An illegal immigrant with an active deportation order was hired to be a New Orleans cop — and even given a gun, according to the feds.

Larry Temah, a 46-year-old illegal migrant from Cameroon, was nabbed by ICE at his home on Jan. 26 — just one week before he was set to graduate from the police academy.

“This illegal alien from Cameroon, Larry Temah, is not only breaking the law with every step he takes in this country illegally, but the New Orleans Police Department hired him and issued him in a firearm — what kind of law enforcement department gives criminal illegal aliens guns and badges?” Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.

“It’s a felony for illegal aliens to even possess a firearm.”

Temah entered the US legally on a visitor visa in 2015 before being granted conditional residency the following year when he married an American citizen, according to ICE.

His green card application ended up being rejected in 2022 after the feds flagged concerns that the marriage was fraudulent, ICE added.

He was subsequently ordered to appear in immigration court but failed to show up three times, the feds said.

An immigration judge then slapped him with the deportation order. --->READ MORE HERE

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ICE arrests New Orleans police recruit with deportation order who was issued firearm by department

The NOPD denied any wrongdoing and said it verified Larry Temah's employment eligibility through ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a New Orleans Police Department recruit from Cameroon who was issued a firearm despite an active deportation order, just one week before he was set to graduate from the police academy.

ICE said in a press release Tuesday that 46-year-old Larry Temah was arrested Jan. 28 and remains in ICE custody.

The New Orleans Police Department recruited Temah and issued him a firearm despite federal law prohibiting illegal aliens from possessing firearms, according to ICE.

Temah entered the U.S. legally in 2015 on a visitor visa and was granted conditional residency the following year after marrying a U.S. citizen, ICE said.

In 2022, his application for permanent residency was denied due to fraud.

Temah was ordered to appear in immigration court three times but failed to appear, resulting in an immigration judge ordering him removed from the country in absentia, ICE said.

ICE also said Temah did not have valid work authorization and remains in custody pending removal proceedings.

"This illegal alien from Cameroon, Larry Temah, is not only breaking the law with every step he takes in this country illegally, but the New Orleans Police Department hired him and issued him a firearm — what kind of law enforcement department gives criminal illegal aliens guns and badges?" Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. "It’s a felony for illegal aliens to possess a firearm." --->READ MORE HERE

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