ICE System Fails To Flag New Orleans Police Recruit Amidst Immigration Controversy
The New Orleans Police Department is refuting claims of wrongdoing after one of its recruits, Larry Temah, a Cameroonian national with a final order of removal, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The department stated that they verified Temah’s employment eligibility through a federal system and were unaware of ICE’s intention to detain him until his arrest. Officials maintain that New Orleans is not a sanctuary city and that any assertion of the department knowingly violating the law is false. The incident occurs amidst ongoing tensions between New Orleans and federal authorities over immigration enforcement.
John Q. Hosedrinker