1BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Wahota Allassane Ouattara , a 38-year-old citizen of Côte d’Ivoire, on July 23 following his release from the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in Comstock. Ouattara, who was in the U.S. unlawfully, has a criminal record that includes nine convictions, among them arson and assault.

Ouattara entered the United States as a nonimmigrant but violated his visa terms by failing to depart by October 7, 2016 . ICE first encountered him October 25, 2024 , following his most recent incarceration. He was issued a notice to appear and placed in removal proceedings on January 8 .

“This criminal alien not only violated our nation’s federal immigration laws, but he has repeatedly proven his comp

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