Overview
- ICE took Morris Brown, a 45-year-old Liberian national, into custody on Jan. 15 in Minneapolis as part of USCIS’s Operation Twin Shield.
- DHS says he falsely claimed U.S. citizenship to work as a correctional officer for the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
- A USCIS review of his filings uncovered suspected marriage fraud and repeated false citizenship claims in official records.
- Authorities say he entered on a student visa in 2014, lost status in 2015, enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard, went AWOL, and was discharged under other than honorable conditions in 2022.
- Investigators report he misrepresented facts on a 2020 Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness application and sought naturalization in 2024 based on prior military service, and he now faces removal proceedings and potential criminal prosecution.