The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has clarified reports regarding Wilson Tindi, a Kenyan national convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in Minnesota, stating that he no longer an employee of the department.
Alpha News reported that Tindi is no longer employed by the agency in the wake of reports that he was promoted after avoiding deportation.
MDE confirmed that Tindi’s first day of employment with the agency was April 9, 2025, and his last day was June 27, 2025.
The Agency revealed that Tindi held a position for a two-and-a-half-month probation period.
MDE stated that the Tindi neither visited the schools nor met with students
“Wilson Tindi is not a current employee at the Minnesota Department of Education. He was a probationary employee in an internal role at MDE for approximately two and a half months. He did not interact with students, visit schools, or have access to private student data,” the agency said.
He previously worked for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Wilson Tindi Conviction
Tindi was convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in 2016 after breaking into a woman’s home and assaulting her in her bed.
He pleaded guilty to the sexual assault in exchange for the dismissal of a first-degree burglary charge.
Tindi was sentenced to two years in prison, required to register as a predatory offender.
His sentence was stayed for five years, but he was also sentenced to 210 days in the workhouse.
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Detention
Tindi was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in August 2016 as the government sought to deport him to Kenya.
An immigration judge sanctioned his deportation based on the felony sex crime conviction.
The Board of Immigration Appeals upheld the decision, but it was stayed by an appeals court.
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Habeas Corpus Petition and Release
He later filed an appeal challenging his detention, arguing that it had become unconstitutional.
A federal judge agreed, stating that continued detention no longer served the intended legal purpose of preventing deportable criminal aliens from fleeing during the proceedings.
He was released in February 2018 after 18 months in ICE custody.
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