Nigerian canvasser arrested by ICE after guilty plea
A Nigerian national who worked on a Democratic congressional campaign in Pennsylvania has been arrested by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge arising from a public exposure incident.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to Punchng announced the arrest of Chimaobim Adedayo Igbojekwe in a statement issued on October 7, 2026.
According to the department, Igbojekwe was arrested in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, on September 27 over alleged indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. He subsequently pleaded guilty to the disorderly conduct charge.
ICE arrested him on October 1 following his conviction, the statement said.
The DHS disclosed that Igbojekwe was working as a canvasser for Janelle Stelson, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, when the incident occurred.
Citing local media reports, the department said he was found with his trousers off and exposing himself in a residential neighbourhood near a park where residents, including children, were present.
Reacting to the incident, ICE Deputy Director Charles Wall criticised Stelson for having Igbojekwe on her campaign team.
“It’s unbelievable that Janelle Stelson would employ an illegal alien to work on a Congressional campaign, let alone a pervert who exposed himself in public,” Wall said.
He said DHS personnel were working to identify and remove undocumented immigrants considered dangerous to American communities.
“The Trump Administration will always put the safety of the American people first,” Wall added.
The DHS said Igbojekwe was lawfully admitted to the United States in June 2017 but remained in the country after his authorised period of stay expired in November 2019.
According to the department, he was granted deferred action by the administration of former President Joe Biden in September 2021.
The statement did not provide further details about the status of his immigration proceedings.