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FIRST ON FOX:<\/strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday lodged an arrest detainer against an illegal immigrant<\/a> from Lebanon accused of kidnapping his Uber passenger in Texas.<\/p>\n

Sameh Mohamad Chami, 49,\u00a0was arrested by Friendswood Police Department on Aug. 6 after allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman while working as an Uber driver, according to a report<\/a> from affiliate FOX 26 Houston.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old victim fell asleep in the backseat of Chami’s car after a late night at a Galveston saloon and reportedly woke up in the front seat of his car parked near a school with her shorts unbuttoned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ICE LODGES DETAINER AGAINST ILLEGAL MIGRANT CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, SEXUALLY ASSAULTING NEIGHBOR IN TEXAS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The woman’s family was following her location and tracked her to an empty parking lot at about 3 a.m., according to the report. She told police she remembered Chami putting his hands down her pants.<\/a><\/p>\n

Friendswood police said Chami intentionally ended the ride before dropping the woman off at home, FOX 26 reported.<\/p>\n

ICE IN HOUSTON RELEASES NEW DETAILS ABOUT ARRESTED ILLEGAL CHILD SEX OFFENDERS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Chami entered the U.S. on Dec. 2, 2021, under the Biden administration, on a B-2 tourist visa<\/a>\u00a0with permission to remain for six months, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).<\/p>\n

He applied for and was granted an extension until Dec. 1, 2022, but failed to depart<\/a> as required and has remained in the U.S. illegally for more than three years, DHS said.<\/p>\n

PREVIOUSLY SELF-DEPORTED IRANIAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT PICKED UP AFTER REFUSING ICE ARREST IN TEXAS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“ICE lodged an arrest detainer against\u00a0Sameh Mohamad Chami\u2014a criminal illegal alien let into our country by Joe Biden,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote in a statement to Fox News. “This depraved criminal was charged with aggravated kidnapping after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 21-year-old girl who was a passenger in his Uber car. President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Kristi] Noem<\/a> unleashed our brave law enforcement\u00a0to take down these sickos and to protect women from sexual predators.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The detainer was issued on the day of Chami’s arrest to ensure he is transferred to ICE custody and not released into American neighborhoods, according to DHS.<\/p>\n

“President Trump and Secretary Noem are committed to restoring integrity to the visa program and ensuring it is not abused to allow aliens a permanent one-way ticket to remain in the U.S.,” DHS wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– FOX NEWS<\/p>\n

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