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Indiana Sting Arrests 11 Suspected Sex Offenders as DHS Says 4 Are Illegal Immigrants

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Updated · Fox News · Oct 2

Indiana Sting Arrests 11 Suspected Sex Offenders as DHS Says 4 Are Illegal Immigrants

Q: With Indiana's mandatory ICE cooperation law now active, will these suspects face swift federal deportation or local prison time first?

They are more likely to stay in local criminal custody first, with ICE positioned to take them only if they are released or after the state cases are resolved. Indiana’s new ICE-cooperation law, SEA 76, took effect July 1, 2026 and requires local jails to comply with ICE detainer requests. But a detainer does not erase the underlying Indiana charges. In practice, it means Hamilton County should notify ICE and hold the men for up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, so federal agents can assume custody. That points to a two-track process. The criminal prosecution in Hamilton County appears to come first: jail records show at least Ndiaye and Udoudo are being held pretrial on $150,000 bonds, with court dates already set into late 2026 and early 2027. If convicted, they would typically serve any local or state sentence before removal. If charges are dismissed, they make bond, or they otherwise become eligible for release, the detainer increases the odds of a direct transfer to ICE rather than walking free. Federal deportation also is not likely to be immediate. DHS has said the four men will have their cases heard by an immigration judge, which means they still face immigration proceedings even if ICE takes custody. So the practical effect of Indiana’s law is to make an ICE pickup more likely and faster at the release stage, not to bypass the county prosecution or guarantee instant deportation.

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Indiana police arrested 11 suspected sex offenders in an undercover sting after the men allegedly drove to meet people they believed were underage girls for sex.
Four of those suspects were in the U.S. illegally, DHS said, and ICE has lodged detainer requests for El Hadji Babacar Ndiaye, Lucky Philip Udoudo, Filomeno Ricardo Flores Marin and David Josue Gomez-Posada.
Charging details varied: Marin faces two sex-offense counts plus molestation and enticement charges, while Udoudo, Gomez-Posada and Ndiaye were each charged with child-solicitation-related offenses.
DHS said the four men came from Senegal, Nigeria, Mexico and El Salvador, and highlighted prior entry histories including Marin's 2002 illegal entry and Ndiaye's 2023 catch-and-release at the Arizona border.
The agency urged Indiana to honor the detainers, framing the arrests as part of a broader push for local cooperation with ICE in targeting criminal illegal immigrants.

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With Indiana's mandatory ICE cooperation law now active, will these suspects face swift federal deportation or local prison time first?

How did a suspect previously involved in a federal drug operation remain under the radar until this local undercover sting?

What hidden digital evidence led undercover officers to these suspects, and could it expose a much larger underground network?

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