Four of the eleven men arrested in a recent Indiana police sting are illegal immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed this detail to the New York Post. Authorities say these men thought they were meeting underage girls online. Instead, they walked into a trap set by undercover detectives.
The suspects came from four different countries. One is a citizen of Senegal named El Hadji Babacar Ndiaye. Another is Lucky Philip Udoudo, who is from Nigeria. The Mexican citizen is Filomeno Ricardo Flores Marin. The fourth man is David Josue Gomez-Posada, a citizen of El Salvador.
ICE has already lodged detainer requests for all four suspects. Marin faces two counts of sex offenses and charges for molesting a minor. Udoudo and Gomez-Posada are charged with child solicitation. Ndiaye also faces charges for child solicitation.
Records show how each man entered the country. At the southern border, Ndiaye was caught and released in September 2023. Gomez-Posada entered illegally in 2017 as a juvenile. Marin entered Arizona illegally back in 2002. Udoudo entered the US as a “got-away” at an unknown time.
Marin has a prior arrest for stolen property. He was also arrested by ICE in January 2019 while helping the DEA. He was released on bond in March 2019. The Biden administration released him from ICE custody in March 2021.
A DHS spokesperson spoke to Fox News about the situation. “We are calling on Indiana to honor our detainers,” the spokesperson said. They added that the men will get a fair hearing. An immigration judge will hear all of their claims, and due process will be received. The rule of law will not be ignored by this administration.
The agency also issued a warning about breaking the law. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, breaking the law means facing consequences. The spokesperson declared that criminal illegal aliens are unwelcome in the US. DHS noted that seven of the top ten safest cities in the US work with ICE.
They cited 40,000 arrests made in Florida as an example. A two-week operation in West Virginia led to 650 arrests. These numbers show the scale of the enforcement efforts.
The suspects are now in custody facing serious charges. ICE will move to hold them for federal review. The local police in Indiana will handle the state charges first. The question remains whether the state will release them back to federal authorities.
DHS says partnerships with local law enforcement are critical.
