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Four of 11 suspected sex offenders arrested in Indiana sting are illegal immigrants: DHS

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Melugin, B., & Casiano, L. (2026, October 2). Four of 11 suspected sex offenders arrested in Indiana sting are illegal immigrants: DHS. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/four-11-suspected-sex-offenders-arrested-indiana-sting-illegal-immigrants-dhs

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Four out of eleven suspected sex offenders arrested during an Indiana police sting are identified as illegal immigrants from four different countries. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued detainer requests for these individuals, who were caught attempting to meet what they believed to be underage girls online. The Department of Homeland Security emphasized the importance of cooperation between local law enforcement and ICE in combating crime committed by illegal immigrants, highlighting recent successful operations across multiple states.
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Four out of 11 suspected sex offenders arrested during a police sting operation in Indiana are illegal immigrants from four different countries, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The suspects believed they were meeting underage girls for sexual encounters but instead encountered undercover detectives. El Hadji Babacar Ndiaye, a Senegalese citizen, was released after being caught at the southern border in September 2023 by the Biden administration; Lucky Philip Udoudo, a Nigerian citizen who entered as a "gotaway"; Filomeno Ricardo Flores Marin, a Mexican citizen who entered illegally in Arizona in 2002; and David Josue Gomez-Posada, a Salvadoran citizen who came into the U.S. illegally in 2017 as a juvenile are among those arrested. ICE has requested detainer requests for these four suspects, but DHS is calling on Indiana to honor their detainers, stating that "all of their claims will be heard by an immigration judge and they will receive due process."

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Bill Melugin
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Topics

Arizona DHS ICE Indiana U.S.

Subjects

U.S. GPE · 5× DHS ORG · 3× ICE ORG · 3× Indiana ORG · 3× Arizona GPE · 2× El Hadji Babacar Ndiaye PERSON · 1× Lukeville GPE · 1× Senegalese NORP · 1× U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1×

Narrative

They were identified as: El Hadji Babacar Ndiaye, a Senegalese citizen who was caught and released at the southern border in September 2023 in Lukeville, Arizona, by the Biden administration; Lucky Philip Udoudo, a Nigerian citizen who entered the U.S. as a gotaway at an unknown time and location; Filomeno Ricardo Flores Marin, a Mexican citizen who entered the U.S. illegally in Arizona in 2002; and David Josue Gomez-Posada, a Salvadoran citizen who came into the U.S. illegally in 2017 as a juvenile.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-02
🔮 "All of their claims will be heard by an immigration judge, and they will receive due process.

Claims (18 extracted, 2 hedged)

Four out of 11 alleged sex offenders arrested during a police sting operation in Indiana are illegal immigrants from four different countries, according to the Department of Homeland Security. uncertain
offenders → allege → Security
The men thought they were communicating with underage girls online before driving to meet them for what they believed were sexual encounters, authorities said. asserted
authorities → think → them
Instead, they were met by undercover detectives. asserted
they → meet → detectives
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged detainer requests for the four suspects. asserted
Immigration → lodge → suspects
They were identified as: El Hadji Babacar Ndiaye, a Senegalese citizen who was caught and released at the southern border in September 2023 in Lukeville, Arizona, by the Biden administration; Lucky Philip Udoudo, a Nigerian citizen who entered the U.S. as a gotaway at an unknown time and location; Filomeno Ricardo Flores Marin, a Mexican citizen who entered the U.S. illegally in Arizona in 2002; and David Josue Gomez-Posada, a Salvadoran citizen who came into the U.S. illegally in 2017 as a juvenile. asserted
who → identify → juvenile
"We are calling on Indiana to honor our detainers," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News. asserted
spokesperson → call → News
"All of their claims will be heard by an immigration judge, and they will receive due process. uncertain
they → hear → process
This administration will not ignore the rule of law. asserted
administration → ignore → law
Marin is charged with two counts of sex offenses, and one count each of molestation of a minor and enticement of a minor for indecent purposes. asserted
Marin → charge → purposes
His criminal history also includes a prior arrest for stolen property. asserted
history → include → property
He was previously arrested by ICE on Jan. 18, 2019, while assisting the Drug Enforcement Administration on an operation in Indianapolis, Indiana. asserted
He → arrest → Indianapolis
He was released on bond on March 7, 2019. asserted
He → release → March
Udoudo is charged with child solicitation and sexual misconduct with a minor. asserted
Udoudo → charge → minor
Gomez-Posada is charged with child solicitation, and Ndiaye is charged with child solicitation. asserted
Ndiaye → charge → solicitation
"Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. asserted
you → break → consequences
Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S.," the DHS spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → say → U.S.
DHS noted that seven of the top 10 safest cities in the U.S. cooperate with ICE, adding that partnerships with law enforcement were critical to combating crime and arresting illegal immigrants. asserted
partnerships → note → immigrants
The agency cited 40,000 arrests made in Florida and a two-week operation in West Virginia that resulted in the arrests of 650 illegal immigrants. asserted
that → cite → immigrants
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