U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), through Operation Twin Shield, helped identify and arrest Morris Brown, a 45-year-old Liberian national living in Minnesota without legal status. Brown entered the United States in 2014 on a student visa that was terminated in 2015 after he failed to maintain full-time enrollment. Despite losing legal status, he remained in the country, joined the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, later went AWOL, and was discharged under other than honorable conditions in 2022. He was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Jan. 15 for overstaying his visa and making false claims to U.S. citizenship. Authorities allege that Brown repeatedly committed immigration fraud, including misrepresenting his military service and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship in applications for a Green Card under the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program and later for naturalization. Investigators also uncovered evidence of marriage fraud and determined that he had been working as a Minnesota corrections officer by falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen. His case has been referred for removal proceedings and potential criminal prosecution related to immigration fraud and false statements.