ICE has arrested Nigerian fraud convict Rotimi Oladimeji in New Orleans as part of a nationwide immigration crackdown after he failed to leave the US despite a deportation order.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a Nigerian, Rotimi Oladimeji, who was previously convicted of fraud, as part of an ongoing operation targeting illegal immigrants.
ICE, in a statement posted on X on Monday, revealed that Oladimeji was ordered to pay more than $1.1 million in restitution before his arrest in New Orleans. The statement read, “Nigerian criminal alien Rotimi Oladimeji’s criminal history includes mail and wire fraud. He was ordered to pay $1.1M+ in restitution before ICE New Orleans arrested him.”
Oladimeji was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in December 2023 after pleading guilty to fraud. Court documents showed that he participated in a scheme that defrauded a victim of nearly $1.17 million, with Oladimeji and his associates receiving a percentage of the funds.
Despite being placed on deportation at the time of his conviction, Oladimeji remained in the US after serving his sentence. His arrest comes amid a nationwide crackdown on criminal and undocumented migrants ordered by President Donald Trump.