EXCLUSIVE: ICE removes former NFL player Daniel Ogama Adongo after visa overstay, criminal record
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed Daniel Ogama Adongo, a former NFL linebacker who played for the Indianapolis Colts, after he overstayed his visa and was found to have a criminal record. Fox News reports the deportation as an exclusive, framing it within the Trump administration's broader immigration enforcement drive and its criticism of "sanctuary city" policies that officials say shield illegal immigrants from federal authorities.
The report links Adongo's removal to wider claims about lax local cooperation with ICE, citing the case of Giovana Mercedes Moreno Ochompy, a former Illinois teacher arrested in connection with a triple murder tied to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, whom Chicago police had released without notifying ICE. Former acting ICE director Tom Homan is quoted criticising such sanctuary policies as obstructing federal law enforcement and endangering public safety.
- Ex-Colts linebacker Daniel Adongo deported over visa overstay and criminal record
- ICE cites case amid criticism of Chicago's sanctuary city policies
- Tom Homan says these policies hinder federal law enforcement, endanger the public