ICE Arrests Nigerian Man in Pennsylvania After Public Exposure Allegation

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has taken Chimaobim Adedayo Igbojekwe, a Nigerian citizen, into custody following an incident in Pennsylvania in which he was allegedly discovered in a residential neighborhood with his pants removed and his genitals visible. East Pennsboro Township police arrested him on Sept. 27 after being called about a suspicious vehicle, according to the account. He faced charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. Igbojekwe later entered a guilty plea to a single disorderly conduct count. The indecent exposure count and a second disorderly conduct count were dropped. ICE placed him in custody on Oct. 1, after the conviction. The Department of Homeland Security said local reports had identified Igbojekwe as a canvasser for Janelle Stelson, the Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, around the time of the incident. Stelson’s campaign rejected that account, stating that he had not been employed by the campaign and that it was unfamiliar with him until his arrest. DHS also said Igbojekwe came to the United States legally in June 2017 and stayed after his permitted period ended in November 2019. In September 2021, he was granted deferred action by the Biden administration.