Federal immigration officers in Los Angeles say they have taken 53-year-old Nigerian national Olatunde Abiodun Olusanjo into custody and are moving to deport him, citing a history of sex crime allegations that the local office put front and center in its public account of the arrest.
Immigration agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Los Angeles say they arrested Olusanjo on April 21, and that he is now in federal custody facing deportation. The agency said the pickup follows prior sex crime allegations, a detail the Los Angeles office highlighted in its social media post about the case.
ICE Blasts Out Arrest Video
In a post on X, the Los Angeles ERO account published a short video showing officers escorting a handcuffed man from an ICE vehicle and said, "Los Angeles ICE arrested criminal illegal alien and convicted sex offender Olatunde Abiodun Olusanjo on April 21, 2026," according to the post. The narration and caption list prior arrests for child molestation, sexual battery and soliciting lewd conduct and say he is being held in ICE custody pending removal.
What ICE And Overseas Outlets Are Saying
As reported by P.M. News, the ERO post identified the man as a 53-year-old Nigerian citizen and repeated ICE’s account of the April 21 arrest. The agency material has also been republished by other outlets abroad, including Vanguard and The Gazette, which carried the same agency video and captions.
What Happens Next
ICE says Olusanjo is being held by federal authorities pending removal proceedings. Detained noncitizens may be placed into immigration court and can contest deportation before an immigration judge. The Executive Office for Immigration Review provides an overview of removal proceedings and the hearings process for respondents who seek relief or appeals. EOIR
Local Tension Around ICE Activity
The arrest arrives amid heightened federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles that has pulled ICE into local courtrooms and prompted legal challenges and community concern. Recent local coverage has tracked how ICE activity intersects with prosecutions and court calendars in the region; see one recent account describing an on-the-record courthouse pickup. ICE snatches defendant from courtroom
What We Could Not Confirm
At publication we did not find independent Los Angeles County booking or court records online that clearly confirm convictions tied to the names or allegations ICE cited. Public court dockets and inmate-search databases checked in initial searches did not return a matching state or federal filing for the name provided; local prosecutors or ICE may hold records not yet publicly posted.
