ICE Arrests Mauritanian National Who Served As Indiana Jail Officer
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mauritanian national Selah Dine Habib on May 21, 2026, and he is being held at the Clay County Jail in Brazil, Indiana.[1]
DHS says Habib entered the United States illegally near Lukeville, Arizona, in March 2023 and was released into the country.[1] He filed a pending asylum application in 2023 claiming homosexuality, but DHS says the claim is fraudulent after discovering he married the Jay County sheriff's daughter in 2025.[1]
Jay County Sheriff Larry Ray Newton confirmed Habib worked as an unarmed corrections officer at the county jail after presenting documents that passed an E-Verify employment check.[1] He remains in Clay County Jail in ICE custody.[1]
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- Selah Dine Habib, a Mauritanian national, was arrested by ICE on May 21, 2026, and is in custody at the Clay County Jail in Brazil, Indiana.
- DHS says Habib entered the U.S. illegally near Lukeville, Arizona, in March 2023 and was released into the country.
- Habib filed a pending asylum application in 2023 claiming homosexuality, but DHS now believes the claim is fraudulent after discovering he married a woman, the Jay County sheriff's daughter, in 2025.
- Jay County Sheriff Larry Ray Newton confirmed Habib worked as an unarmed corrections officer at the county jail after presenting documents that passed an E‑Verify employment check.
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