2BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a 38-year-old man from Côte d’Ivoire on July 23 following his release from state prison in Comstock, citing a history of violent crimes and immigration violations.

Wahota Allassane Ouattara was taken into ICE custody by the agency’s Buffalo Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) office. Ouattara entered the U.S. legally on a nonimmigrant visa but failed to depart by his required deadline of October 7, 2016, placing him in violation of federal immigration law.

ICE first encountered Ouattara on October 25, 2024, following his incarceration for third-degree arson and attempted robbery. He was placed into removal proceedings on January 8, 2025.

“This criminal alien not only violated our nation’s federal imm

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