ICE places suspect in removal proceedings and lodges detainer

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The named individual is placed in removal proceedings by ICE.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer for Mena Mohsen Farez Nmn Awad, an Egyptian national accused of breaking into a Nashville apartment on December 31, 2025 and raping a 16-year-old girl while she slept. Awad was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky on January 16, 2026, extradited to Tennessee, and charged with aggravated rape with a weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and aggravated burglary. DHS said Awad entered the U.S. in 2017 through the Diversity Lottery program — which Secretary Noem paused in 2025 — and that ICE placed him in removal proceedings to prevent his release. The release notes victims can contact the VOICE Office for support.

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Multiple authoritative sources confirm ICE placed an immigration detainer/hold on Mena Mohsen Farez (Mena Awad) after his arrest and that ICE indicated he was being placed in removal proceedings. The DHS press release states ICE "lodged an arrest detainer" and "placed this criminal alien in removal proceedings and lodged a detainer," and local Metro Nashville Police and WSMV reporting note an ICE detention/hold on him in county custody. VERDICT: True — contemporaneous official and local law-enforcement reports substantiate the claim that ICE lodged a detainer and placed the individual in removal proceedings to prevent release.

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Update · Jan 31, 2026, 09:51 AMTrue
Multiple authoritative sources confirm ICE placed an immigration detainer/hold on Mena Mohsen Farez (Mena Awad) after his arrest and that ICE indicated he was being placed in removal proceedings. The DHS press release states ICE "lodged an arrest detainer" and "placed this criminal alien in removal proceedings and lodged a detainer," and local Metro Nashville Police and WSMV reporting note an ICE detention/hold on him in county custody. VERDICT: True — contemporaneous official and local law-enforcement reports substantiate the claim that ICE lodged a detainer and placed the individual in removal proceedings to prevent release.
Original article · Jan 30, 2026
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