{"id":17897,"date":"2026-07-26T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17897"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T10:00:00","slug":"ex-nfl-kenyan-rugby-player-daniel-adongo-deported-by-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17897","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NFL, Kenyan rugby player Daniel Adongo deported by ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 A Kenyan national who played briefly with the National Football League\u2019s Indianapolis Colts has been deported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/immigration\/ice-body-worn-cameras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> in Chicago after he was previously ordered to leave the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Ogama Adongo, 37,\u00a0overstayed his visa in 2016 after his NFL career ended in 2015.\u00a0A Department of Justice immigration judge ordered him removed March 23, and ICE deported him June 20, the agency announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Adongo was arrested multiple times in Indiana over the past nine years for crimes including felony intimidation, battery\u00a0and disorderly conduct. He was convicted of\u00a0criminal mischief with damage\u00a0in 2020 and sentenced to 364 days\u00a0in jail, federal prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/immigration\/11-indicted-in-human-trafficking-ring-linked-to-texas-train-deaths\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\"><br \/>\n\t\tDeadly Texas smuggling operation left victims gasping for air: Feds\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adongo, a former rugby player who turned to football, was released by the Colts in 2015 after he played a total of five games, mostly on special teams. His release came after police were called to a home in suburban Indianapolis to check on a woman who lived at the residence with Adongo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/blog\/indianapolis-colts\/post\/_\/id\/15203\/colts-release-former-rugby-star-daniel-adongo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a police report, the woman notified a friend via text message that she needed help. The friend got in touch with the police, who then arrived at the residence. There, the woman said she did not want medical assistance, and she could not explain why she sent the text, the report indicated.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent criminal charges fall under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/ap-politics\/ap-what-is-the-laken-riley-act-a-look-at-the-first-bill-trump-will-sign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laken Riley Act<\/a>, which requires the detention, without bond, of migrants in the U.S. illegally for certain crimes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The bill was introduced following the murder of Laken Riley by a migrant who had previously been cited for shoplifting on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia. President Trump signed the bill into law\u00a0shortly after taking office in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Trump administration officials have reported that more than 356,000 people have been deported in fiscal year 2026 while ICE arrests have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/immigration\/ice-record-arrests-june\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increased significantly since May<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis dangerous individual was clearly a threat to the community, which is now safer since he\u2019s been removed,\u201d ICE Chicago Assistant Field Office Director Douglas Thompson said in a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security. \u201cThose who violate immigration law are held equally accountable, including former professional athletes.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-cta-group\">\n<div class=\"modal--suggest-correction article-content-cta-group__cta\" data-component=\"modal\">\n\t\t\t\t<button data-modal-trigger=\"\" class=\"suggest-correction-button\">Suggest a Correction<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"modal__dialog\">\n<div class=\"modal__dialog-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"modal__close-button\" aria-label=\"Close Modal Content\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" viewbox=\"0 0 16.85 16.875\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<default:title>Close Modal<\/default:title><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<default:path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M9.65 8.454l6.88-7.063a.809.809 0 0 0 0-1.15.782.782 0 0 0-1.14 0L8.52 7.305 1.37.241a.782.782 0 0 0-1.14 0 .809.809 0 0 0 0 1.15l7.15 7.063-7.15 7.063a.809.809 0 0 0 0 1.15.824.824 0 0 0 .6.219.787.787 0 0 0 .59-.219l7.15-7.063 6.87 7.063a.824.824 0 0 0 .6.219.619.619 0 0 0 .54-.219.792.792 0 0 0 0-1.15z\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/default:svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"modal__dialog-title\">Suggest a Correction<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(NewsNation) \u2014 A Kenyan national who played briefly with the National Football League\u2019s Indianapolis Colts has been deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Chicago after he was previously ordered to leave the United States. 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