A Detroit man who escaped custody Tuesday before his deportation is now in federal custody after three days on the run.
Mohamadou Lamine Mbacke, 31, was arrested by Chicago-based members of the U.S. Immigrant and Customs Enforcement.
Mbacke was taken into custody without incident at a coffee shop near the downtown Chicago Amtrak station with the assistance of federal partners.
He was in ICE custody awaiting deportation via a flight through JFK on Tuesday before escaping. Officials say surveillance video indicates that after eluding authorities, Mbacke got into a taxi at approximately 9 p.m. and left the airport.
Officials say he entered the country lawfully in 2005 before violating the terms of his status. He was ordered deported in September 2015 by an immigration judge.
Mbacke has two prior arrests in Michigan for firearms possession in 2012 and 2013. He served three years in state prison and was released in 2015.
