DHS says Nigerian arrested in US had prior larceny, money laundering convictions

Summary

The US Department of Homeland Security says an ICE operation in Massachusetts led to the arrest of a Nigerian man it identified as Rapheal Oludemilade Adebowale.

Highlights

• DHS said Adebowale was arrested in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, during an enforcement operation targeting undocumented migrants.
• The department said he had previously been convicted of larceny and money laundering.
• DHS identified him as one of three foreign nationals arrested in the operation.
• The department did not provide details on his immigration status, the arrest circumstances, or the convictions.
• It described him as a “criminal illegal alien from Nigeria” in a post on its official X account.