{"id":2515791,"date":"2025-11-30T06:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-migrant-sex-criminal-worked-as-college-professor-before-ice-arrest\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T06:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:46:05","slug":"illegal-migrant-sex-criminal-worked-as-college-professor-before-ice-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-migrant-sex-criminal-worked-as-college-professor-before-ice-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Migrant Sex Criminal Worked as College Professor Before ICE Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-migrant-sex-criminal-worked-as-college-professor-before-ice-arrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515791&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Immigration and Customs enforcement (ICE) arrested Sumith Gunasekera, a Sri Lankan national and illegal immigrant, on November 12 in Detroit.Gunasekera worked as a professor of data science and analytics at Ferris state University in Michigan. He has a criminal history that includes convictions in Canada and the U.S.for offenses involving a minor, including sexual interference, as well as other charges like disorderly conduct. Despite these convictions,Gunasekera continued to attempt to manipulate the U.S. immigration system through repeated applications and appeals. Department of Homeland security officials condemned his employment at a university, highlighting the risk to vulnerable students. he remains in ICE custody awaiting further immigration proceedings. This arrest follows similar cases where illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds held positions in the U.S. education system.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Immigration agents arrested an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illegal alien sex offender employed<\/a> as a professor at a major American university on Nov. 12.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Sri Lankan national Sumith Gunasekera in Detroit, Michigan, the agency confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Gunasekera, previously arrested in Canada and the U.S. for various crimes, worked as a professor of data science and analytics at Ferris State University, a public institution in Big Rapids, Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s sickening that a sex offender was working as a professor on an American college campus and was given access to vulnerable students to potentially victimize them,&rdquo; Department of Homeland (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a Tuesday statement obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to the brave ICE law enforcement officers this sicko is behind bars and no longer able to prey on Americans,&rdquo; McLaughlin continued. &ldquo;His days of exploiting the immigration system are OVER.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Ferris State University did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> in Ontario, Canada, arrested Gunasekera for allegedly uttering death threats. Several days later, police arrested him again for charges related to sexual touching and sexual interference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ICE Detroit arrests &ldquo;criminal illegal alien&rdquo; from Sri Lanka working as professor at Ferris State University in Michigan<\/p>\n<p>Sumi Gunasekera reportedly has a significant criminal history in the US and Canada with convictions for sexual interference with a minor, invitation to sexual&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fmyTMgAoLJ\">pic.twitter.com\/fmyTMgAoLJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Border Hawk (@BorderHawkNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorderHawkNews\/status\/1993542040156520454?\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gunasekera later admitted these charges related to a minor, according to ICE. A criminal court in Ontario convicted the Sri Lankan national and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-alien-alleged-pedophile-walks-free-ice-blames-rhode-island-pd-letting-walk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentenced<\/a> him to one month of incarceration and one year of probation.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police Department in Las Vegas arrested Gunasekera in September 2003 for open and gross lewdness, and in January 2004, a Las Vegas court convicted him of disorderly conduct, according to ICE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_4640235688814589937xmsonormal\">The illegal migrant entered the U.S. in February 1998, left for Canada, and then returned stateside later that year on a student visa, per ICE&rsquo;s record of his immigration history. Gunasekera applied for a change of status with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2012, ultimately leading immigration officials to discover that he had been convicted of crimes in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/galleries\/images-show-ice-presence-chicago-now-normalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE<\/a> press release said Gunasekera &ldquo;repeatedly attempted to manipulate our immigration system between applications, denials and appeals despite the convictions in Canada that make him ineligible for legal status in the United States.&rdquo; The illegal alien remains in the agency&rsquo;s custody pending his immigration proceedings.<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first bust of an illegal alien employed in the U.S. education system and accused of attempting to deceive immigration authorities.<\/p>\n<p>ICE agents arrested Ian Andre Roberts, a Guyanese national living unlawfully in the U.S. who was paid a six-figure salary as the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, in September. At the time of Roberts&rsquo; apprehension, agents found him in possession of a loaded handgun, a fixed blade hunting knife, and $3,000 in cash. The school system later blamed a consulting firm for his employment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, criminals are not welcome in the U.S.&rdquo; McLaughlin said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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