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ICE Detains New Orleans Police Recruit Under Deportation Order Days Before Graduation

Officials question NOPD vetting following an E-Verify clearance.

FILE - A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
An agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) waits in a hallway outside of a courtroom at New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court inside the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York on July 17, 2025. Inset shows ICE agent detaining Larry Temah.
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Overview

  • ICE arrested recruit Larry Temah in New Orleans in late January on an active removal order, with reports noting he was about a week from academy graduation.
  • DHS says Temah lacked work authorization and was in the country without legal status, making his possession of a police-issued firearm unlawful.
  • NOPD says it confirmed his employment eligibility through E-Verify, received no ICE detainer notice, and notes detainer decisions rest with the sheriff’s office.
  • DHS outlines his immigration history: a 2015 visitor visa, conditional residency after a 2016 marriage, a 2022 residency denial for alleged fraud, and an in absentia removal order after missed hearings.
  • Temah remains in federal custody pending removal proceedings, while Louisiana’s attorney general and NOPD review hiring procedures and ICE offers assistance on vetting.