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ICE Agent Thomas Bailey Arrested for Breaking Into Ex-Girlfriend's Louisiana Apartment
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office announced Friday, August 21, 2026 the arrest of Thomas Bailey, 58, an ICE agent assigned to the agency's Oakdale, Louisiana office, on a charge of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling after he allegedly entered his ex-girlfriend's Covington apartment without permission while she was not home. Bailey was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center; the charge carries up to six years in prison and a maximum $1,000 fine if he is convicted. The case is being handled as a local criminal matter rather than an internal ICE disciplinary action, and adds to a running tally of off-duty misconduct allegations against ICE personnel during the agency's second-term hiring surge.
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- T2 WWL-TV (New Orleans) — ICE agent arrested in St. Tammany Parish after entering ex's apartment, deputies say Major western
- T2 WGNO (New Orleans) — ICE agent arrested, accused of entering ex's apartment: St. Tammany Parish Major western
- T2 WBRZ (Baton Rouge) — ICE officer arrested after allegedly entering woman's Covington apartment without permission Major western