A New Orleans police recruit is now in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said she learned about the arrest this morning and that his arrest happened within the last 24 hours.
According to Kirkpatrick, the recruit had been in the United States for 10 years. She added that nothing in the recruit's application packet raised any concerns that he was in the United States illegally.
According to Kirkpatrick, the recruit who's now in custody had no criminal background. She added that his background check came back clean.
Kirkpatrick noted that the warrant for the recruit's arrest was signed by a judge in Atlanta, adding that the recruit had lived in Georgia "for many years" before moving to Louisiana. Kirkpatrick said she's been told that the recruit is being held without bond and that ICE is seeking to deport him.
This is a developing story.