UMass Dartmouth Player Killing Suspect Overstayed Visa, Got Deferred Action
Federal sources say the man charged in the Sept. 19 Providence killing of UMass Dartmouth football player Marvins Antoine overstayed a B-2 tourist visa and later received deferred action.[1]
Providence police have charged Nigerian national Chukwunonso Uzoma David Uzoma Eze with murder after Antoine was stabbed to death and teammate Kensley Macean was injured in a parking lot outside Mezzo Lounge.[1] Federal sources told Fox that Eze entered the U.S. on a B-2 visa in 2015, got two extensions, then overstayed before receiving deferred action in September 2022 and again on October 8, 2025.[1]
DHS records reviewed by federal investigators show Eze's August 2023 application for employment authorization was rejected, and his February 2025 work-authorization application based on deferred action remains pending.[1] The stabbing occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, according to police accounts of the incident outside the Mezzo Lounge parking area.[1]
DHS officials told investigators that a murder conviction would terminate any deferred action status Eze holds.[1]
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- Around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, September 19, 2026, UMass Dartmouth football players Marvins Antoine and Kensley Macean were stabbed in the parking lot outside Mezzo Lounge in Providence, Rhode Island; Antoine died of a stab wound to the chest.
- Providence police have charged Nigerian national Chukwunonso Uzoma David Uzoma Eze with murder in connection with Antoine's death and say Macean suffered stab wounds to his head and neck and was hospitalized.
- Federal law enforcement sources say Eze entered the U.S. on a B-2 tourist visa in 2015, received two extensions under the Obama administration, then overstayed and was later granted deferred action in September 2022 under Biden and again on October 8, 2025 under Trump.
- DHS says Eze's August 2023 application for employment authorization was rejected, his February 2025 work-authorization application based on deferred action is still pending, and any murder conviction would terminate his deferred action.
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