Overview
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that Daniel Ogama Adongo was removed from the United States on June 20, 2026 after a Department of Justice immigration judge ordered his deportation in March.
- ICE says Adongo overstayed a visa in 2016 and was held without bond under the Laken Riley Act, a 2025 law that requires detention for certain undocumented people charged with or convicted of specified crimes.
- Federal records and reporting show Adongo, 37, had multiple arrests in Indiana over nearly a decade and a 2020 conviction for criminal mischief that resulted in a roughly 364‑day jail sentence.
- Court filings reviewed by local outlets show judges twice found Adongo incompetent to stand trial and a clinician described him as 'acutely psychotic' while noting a possible traumatic brain injury linked to his playing career.
- ICE described the removal as a community safety action and did not disclose the country to which Adongo was deported, after he spent months in custody at an Indiana detention facility.