ICE arrests illegal alien who allegedly faked asylum claim based on homosexuality, became Indiana jail officer
A suspected illegal immigrant allegedly used a fraudulent asylum claim to enter the U.S. and was later hired as a corrections officer in Indiana, DHS says.
ICE arrests illegal alien who allegedly faked asylum claim based on homosexuality, became Indiana jail officer Federal officials arrested a suspected illegal immigrant from Mauritania who allegedly entered the U.S. using a fraudulent asylum claim based on homosexuality. The individual was later employed as a corrections officer in Portland, Indiana, after marrying the daughter of the county sheriff. The detainee is currently in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
- Immigration agents arrested Selah Dine Habib, a native of Mauritania, on May 21.
- Habib allegedly entered the U.S. in March 2023 under a fraudulent asylum claim based on homosexuality.
- Investigators discovered Habib married a woman, the daughter of the county sheriff, in 2025.
- He was subsequently hired as an unarmed corrections officer at the Jay County Jail after clearing employment authorization checks.
- Habib is currently in ICE custody and contesting a deportation order.
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