A Nigerian national accused of killing a UMass Dartmouth football player entered the U.S.on a tourist visa and overstayed it before receiving deferred action under both the Biden and Trump administrations, multiple federal law enforcement sources told Fox News.Chukwunonso Uzoma David Uzoma Eze is charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of UMass Dartmouth football player Marvins Antoine, 19, during an altercation in Providence, Rhode Island, over the weekend.A second player, Kensley Macean, 19, suffered stab wounds to his head and neck and was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, according to the Providence Police Department.Sources told Fox News that Eze first entered the U.S.
on a B-2 tourist visa in 2015.INDIAN NATIONAL ACCUSED OF ARIZONA GIRLFRIEND'S MURDER ENTERED US ON STUDENT VISA: FEDERAL SOURCESChukwunonso Uzoma David Uzoma Eze entered the U.S.on a tourist visa in 2015 and later remained in the country after his authorized stay expired, multiple federal law enforcement sources told Fox News.
(Providence Police Department; kickstand)Eze received two extensions on his visa under the Obama administration before remaining in the country after his authorized stay expired, according to the sources.Sources said the Biden administration approved Eze's request for deferred action in September 2022.He applied for deferred action again in February 2025 and October 2025, with the latter request approved under the Trump administration on Oct.8, 2025, according to the sources.Deferred action is a discretionary decision by the federal government to temporarily delay an individual's removal from the United States.
It does not provide lawful immigration status.DHS said Eze applied for employment authorization in August 2023, but the request was rejected the following month.‘CRIMINAL ALIEN’ DUO CHARGED IN DEADLY CONNECTICUT HOME INVASION AS DHS MOVES TO YANK GREEN CARDSNigerian national Chukwunonso Uzoma David Uzoma Eze is charged with murder in the fatal ...