Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are seeking to deport an illegal immigrant who allegedly lied about being gay in order to get asylum.
“[Selah Dine Habib] entered the country illegally in March 2023 near Lukeville, Arizona, and was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration where he was reportedly hired as a corrections officer in Indiana,” Department of Homeland Security stated. “He will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.”
The proceedings appear to stem from claims Habib made in 2023 as he sought to flee Mauritania. An LGBT group called Equaldex considers the African country unfriendly to homosexuality.
“His pending asylum application is believed to be fraudulent, as he applied based on homosexuality in 2023 but married a woman in 2025,” a DHS official stated, according to Fox News.
Soon after being released into the country by the Biden administration, Habib landed a job at the Jay County Sheriff’s Department Jail under Larry Newton. This being the land of opportunity, the illegal immigrant not only got the law enforcement job but also married Newton’s stepdaughter.
(Fox News reports that Habib landed the job after marrying Newton’s daughter, but WIBC, the original source, says he had the job prior to the marriage).
The sheriff’s office says the county auditor’s office cleared him for employment. The auditor’s office, meanwhile, says E-Verify, the federal employment verification system, said he had authorization to work in the country.
“Departments are responsible for completing any reference checks, background checks, drug tests, etc before submitting new employees to the office,” the auditor’s office told WIBC.
https://x.com/thejohnettecruz/status/2060420414795616406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Immigration officials said work authorization is not the same as legal status.
“U.S. Border Patrol agents previously apprehended Habib in 2023 for illegally entering the United States,” a statement read. “He remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings and will receive full due process under federal law.”
Habib has filed a federal habeas corpus suit which is pending as of May 29.
[Featured image via Kindel Media and Pexels]
CLICK HERE FOR FULL VERSION OF THIS STORY