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Kenyan man arrested by ICE, ordered deported after 22 years in US

Mar 24, 2026·Location: Baltimore County, MD

Country of origin: Kenya

Kenyan man arrested by ICE, ordered deported after 22 years in US
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Jackson Kabut Gichema, a 48-year-old Kenyan national, was arrested by ICE on March 24, 2026, and ordered deported following a conviction in Baltimore County. Gichema entered the United States legally on a visitor's visa in 2003 but remained without legal status after his authorization expired. A 2011 Maryland Court of Special Appeals decision upheld his conviction, triggering mandatory deportation proceedings as the offense qualifies as an aggravated felony under U.S. immigration law.

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