House Dem candidate denies man arrested by ICE works for campaign
The campaign of Janelle Stelson, the Democrat challenging Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) in Pennsylvania’s battleground 10th Congressional District, denied Wednesday that an alleged illegal immigrant who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after allegedly exposing himself in public was associated with her campaign.
TL;DR
- Janelle Stelson's campaign denies any connection to Chimaobim Adedayo Igbojekwe, who was arrested by ICE and pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.
- The Department of Homeland Security claimed Igbojekwe was a former canvasser for Stelson's campaign.
- Stelson's campaign stated they were unaware of Igbojekwe before his arrest and that he was never employed by them.
- Igbojekwe was lawfully admitted to the U.S. in 2017, overstayed his authorization, and was granted deferred action in 2021.
- The National Republican Congressional Committee criticized Stelson over the alleged association.