DHS: 4 of 11 Men Nabbed in Indiana Child Sex Sting Were in the U.S. Illegally
Four of the 11 men arrested in an Indiana child sex sting were illegally present in the United States, DHS says. The suspects hail from Senegal, Nigeria, Mexico and El Salvador — and one was encountered and released at the southern border in 2023. ICE has placed immigration detainers on all four.
DHS says 4 of the 11 men arrested in an Indiana child sex sting were illegally present in the U.S. — with the suspects identified as being from Senegal, Nigeria, Mexico and El Salvador.
According to DHS, one of the four was encountered and released at the southern border in 2023. ICE has since placed immigration detainers on all four following their arrests.
The case is now raising renewed questions about how individuals encountered at the border are processed — and what happens when they later face serious criminal allegations.