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ICE reports Larry Temah is in custody pending removal proceedings

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ICE arrested Larry Temah, a 46-year-old Cameroonian who had been a recruit at the New Orleans Police Department academy, on January 28, 2026. The department issued him a firearm despite his immigration status: Temah entered the U.S. on a visitor visa in 2015, received conditional residency in 2016, had a 2022 denial of permanent residency for fraud, failed to appear at immigration court hearings and was ordered removed in absentia, and did not have work authorization. ICE says Temah is now in custody pending removal proceedings and criticized New Orleans as a sanctuary jurisdiction for not honoring detainers.
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DHS/ICE announced on Feb. 3, 2026 that Larry Temah was arrested by ICE on Jan. 28 and stated he "is now in ICE custody and will remain, pending removal proceedings." Independent local reporting (Times-Picayune/NOLA, WVUE/Fox8) confirms his detention by ICE and that an immigration judge ordered him removed in absentia, supporting the federal agency laim. Verdict: True — official DHS/ICE statement and contemporaneous local reporting corroborate that Temah was in ICE custody and was being held pending removal proceedings.

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  1. Update · Feb 04, 2026, 05:46 AMTrue
    DHS/ICE announced on Feb. 3, 2026 that Larry Temah was arrested by ICE on Jan. 28 and stated he "is now in ICE custody and will remain, pending removal proceedings." Independent local reporting (Times-Picayune/NOLA, WVUE/Fox8) confirms his detention by ICE and that an immigration judge ordered him removed in absentia, supporting the federal agency laim. Verdict: True — official DHS/ICE statement and contemporaneous local reporting corroborate that Temah was in ICE custody and was being held pending removal proceedings.
  2. Update · Feb 04, 2026, 04:39 AMTrue
    The Department of Homeland Security press release (Feb. 3, 2026) states verbatim, “Temah is now in ICE custody and will remain, pending removal proceedings.” Local reporting (The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com and local TV coverage) confirms a New Orleans Police Department recruit identified as Larry Temah was taken into ICE custody on Jan. 28, 2026 and is being processed for removal. Verdict: True — an official DHS statement and contemporaneous local news reports corroborate that Larry Temah is in ICE custody and is expected to remain there pending removal proceedings.
  3. Original article · Feb 03, 2026
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