U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a mugshot Tuesday of a man from Liberia who was employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The man, who also holds U.S. citizenship, was busted for taking bribes to help illegal aliens obtain special benefits.
It is uncertain when the man came to the U.S., when he obtained U.S. citizenship, or exactly how long he has been employed by USCIS, but a press release states that he was taking bribes as far back as 2015, which would have been during the Obama administration.
In a post on X, ICE wrote, “Amara Dukuly is a dual citizen of Liberia and the United States. He was a USCIS officer tasked with fraud detection. 👉ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents and our federal partners arrested him for allegedly TAKING BRIBES to help aliens get immigration benefits!”
Amara Dukuly is a dual citizen of Liberia and the United States. He was a USCIS officer tasked with fraud detection.
👉ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents and our federal partners arrested him for allegedly TAKING BRIBES to help aliens get immigration benefits!… https://t.co/CSlpOLq2Mg
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) July 1, 2025
A press release by the Justice Department last week reads:
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Amara Dukuly, 43, of Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, an immigration officer employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with bribery of a public official, arising from his alleged solicitation of a bribe in exchange for official acts.
The criminal complaint alleges that, from approximately 2015 to the present, the defendant used his status as a USCIS employee to extract payments from individuals in exchange for promises to help them obtain adjustments to their immigration status, such as a green card, work authorization documents, or visas.
The complaint further alleges that, given the scope of his job duties, Dukuly did not have the authority to do any of the things he promised these individuals. After corruptly seeking, receiving, and accepting money in return for being influenced in the performance of an official act, Dukuly converted the monies he obtained from these bribes for his personal benefit.
Federal Immigration Officer Charged With Soliciting a Bribe https://t.co/Jj6XWXNAyY @DHSOIG @HSIPhiladelphia @FBIPhiladelphia
— U.S. Attorney EDPA (@USAO_EDPA) June 26, 2025
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