Former Minnesota Prison Guard Detained by ICE, Accused of Multiple Acts of Immigration Fraud

Federal immigration agents detained an employee of the state of Minnesota who had been posing as a U.S. citizen, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Morris Brown, 45, of Circle Pines was a Liberian citizen “masquerading as a U.S. citizen” and working as a Minnesota Department of Corrections prison guard at the time of his arrest, DHS said.

The federal government is accusing Brown of multiple violations of immigration law, including overstaying his student visa and making false claims to U.S. citizenship.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested him Jan. 15 in Minneapolis as part of their immigration enforcement surge.

Brown had been identified during U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Operation Twin Shield in the fall, which identified 275 cases of suspected immigration fraud in the Twin Cities.

Investigators looking into Brown’s citizenship application found evidence of marriage fraud as well as instances of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on official documents.

Brown began employment in May 2023 with the Minnesota Department of Corrections as a corrections officer at the state prison in Lino Lakes, the corrections agency confirmed. He drew a salary of about $65,000.

He is facing deportation as well as potential criminal prosecution, according to DHS.

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Brown has not had authorization to work in the United States since 2022, according to DHS, and he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen while applying for the prison job.

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Brown entered the United States in 2014 on a non-immigrant student visa. That visa was terminated the following year after he failed to enroll in a full course of study, according to DHS.

He joined the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in 2014 but, according to DHS, went AWOL the next year.

A Guard spokesperson confirmed Brown served in 2014 and 2015 before being dropped from the rolls.

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