US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has asked Kentucky officials to keep a Louisville landlord in custody after he was charged with rape and trafficking. The agency says he had previously been deported, making the case part of wider debate over immigration enforcement and whether local authorities should honour ICE detainers.

The article provides limited detail about the allegations, including no name, dates or specific charges beyond rape and trafficking. It reports that ICE has filed a detainer, which asks local authorities to notify the agency before release and potentially hold a person for immigration custody; the request is not itself a criminal conviction.