A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted a 56 year old citizen of Niger republic of unlawfully possessing a firearm after he had already been ordered deported from the United States.
Djamalou Ousseini was found guilty of possessing a gun while living in the country illegally. He was indicted on 17 December 2025. United States District Judge James P. Hanlon presided over the trial and will sentence him at a later date.
Court records and evidence presented to the jury showed that Ousseini entered the United States illegally in 2000 on a false passport in the name Abdou Dijbo. An immigration judge ordered him removed on 29 April 2008. He was later released from immigration custody that year under an order of supervision that required him to report regularly to officials.
He was never granted lawful status and never obtained valid travel documents, despite being told repeatedly to do so. Officials said he stopped contacting immigration authorities in 2022.
On 5 November 2025, at about 8am, FBI agents and officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement went to his home in Indianapolis to arrest him on the outstanding removal order. When he opened the door, officers saw a loaded Smith and Wesson SW40VE .40 calibre handgun in a holster on his hip. The weapon contained several live rounds.
The FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated the case. United States Attorney Wheeler thanked Assistant United States Attorney Kelsey L. Massa and systems manager Kathy Wells for their work on the prosecution.
By John James
