An illegal alien from Mauritania who entered the U.S. last year and was released by the Biden administration was arrested in Indiana last month, despite holding a Michigan commercial driver’s license.
According to an X post by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents working with the Indiana State Police arrested 30-year-old Ahmed Nenni on October 16. Nenni had entered the country illegally through San Diego on September 15, 2023, and was later released by the Biden administration.
On October 16, @ICEgov and our partners in the Indiana State Police, arrested Ahmed Nenni, an illegal alien from Mauritania. The illegal had a commercial drivers license issued by the state of Michigan and said he is employed by Zain Express, a trucking company in Dearborn.
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— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) November 10, 2025
At the time of his arrest, Nenni possessed a Michigan-issued commercial driver’s license and was employed by Zain Express, a trucking company based in Dearborn. He is currently being held at the Joe Corley Processing Center in Conroe, Texas, pending immigration proceedings.
The Midwesterner contacted Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office to ask how an illegal alien was able to obtain a CDL, but her office did not respond to the requests for comment.
Benson’s office has faced repeated scrutiny over legal and administrative missteps. In May 2025, Attorney General Dana Nessel found she violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by holding a campaign press conference inside a state office building, issuing only a warning. That same month, lawmakers moved toward a contempt resolution after Benson failed to provide unredacted election-training manuals under subpoena. And in July, the U.S. Department of Justice requested detailed information on how her office maintains voter rolls.
Internal audits revealed that thousands of Michigan driver’s records contained outdated or incomplete information, raising questions about the state’s vetting process for ID and license issuance. Critics say those gaps have only widened under Benson’s leadership, especially as her office has pushed for expanded access to state IDs regardless of immigration status.
For now, the Michigan Secretary of State has remained silent on how an illegal alien could navigate her department’s screening process to secure a commercial driver’s license, a credential meant only for legal residents authorized to work in the United States.
