ICE Arrests Illegal Alien New Orleans Police Department Recruit Who Was Illegally Given a Gun Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Larry Temah, a 46-year-old recruit from Cameroon, who was one week away from graduating from the New Orleans Police Department academy. ICE states Temah is an illegal alien with an active deportation order and was illegally issued a firearm by the department. This incident is compared to a previous case in Illinois where an alleged illegal alien was a sworn police officer.

• ICE arrested Larry Temah, a New Orleans Police Department recruit from Cameroon.
• Temah is reportedly an illegal alien with an active deportation order and no work authorization.
• ICE claims the New Orleans Police Department illegally gave Temah a firearm.
• Temah was one week away from graduating the police academy.
• Temah’s application for permanent residency was denied in 2022 due to fraud.
• Temah failed to appear in immigration court, leading to a deportation order.
• A similar incident occurred in October involving a police officer in Hanover Park, Illinois.