Jacob Ogongo/Kenya/Rape

Kenyan national Jacob Ogongo, listed in Minnesota Department of Corrections records as inmate number 270366, was released from the Minnesota Correctional Facility–St. Cloud on June 17, 2025. A DHS summary cited in local reporting identifies him as a criminal illegal alien convicted of rape – drug-induced, flight to avoid prosecution or confinement, and aggravated assault against a non-family member with a weapon. His release date and DOC number appear in materials scrutinizing how state inmate transfers and releases intersect with later federal immigration actions.

Ogongo was subsequently taken into custody in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, during a federal enforcement push that targeted noncitizen offenders with serious violent and sex-related convictions. He now faces immigration proceedings that could lead to removal from the United States after completion of any remaining confinement tied to his rape and aggravated assault convictions.