A Canadian man who had a history of stalking supermodel and TV personality star Kendall Jenner was deported Tuesday morning as a result of a tip federal agents received about his being in the country illegally, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations officers escorted John Ford on a flight from El Paso, Texas, to Houston International Airport earlier this morning. He was then put on a one-way commercial flight to Ontario, Canada. Officers confirmed the plane’s departure from Houston.
The 38-year-old Canadian citizen was convicted twice for misdemeanor trespassing at the 23-year-old woman’s home, located in the Mulholland Estates gated community of Los Angeles. On one occasion, Ford was caught swimming in her backyard pool last October.
ICE announced in March it had arrested Ford in Albuquerque, N.M., after receiving an anonymous tip about his whereabouts. Ford legally entered the United States in March 2018 with a nonimmigrant B-2 visa, which allowed him to remain in the country for up to six months.
“This timely arrest could very well have prevented a violent crime,” Jack P. Staton, special agent in charge of ICE’s Homeland Security Operations office in El Paso, said in a statement following the March arrest. “Our special agents acted quickly on this tip to ensure that this obsessive behavior didn’t escalate to become a tragedy.”
After being taken into federal custody, he was served a Notice To Appear before a federal immigration judge. The judge ruled on April 30 Ford be returned to Canada.
The Kardashian-Jenner family thanked ICE through a spokesperson following the arrest.
“We are extremely appreciative of the hard work by the Los Angeles Police Department and ICE, whose swift response and professionalism led to this man’s apprehension. His actions have not only had a severe impact on Kendall’s life, but the entire family’s sense of security, causing us to fear for Kendall’s safety as well as our own,” a representative for the blended family said in a statement. “Knowing this individual is in custody gives us peace of mind.”
The Kardashian-Jenner family rose to fame in the mid 2000s after the E! Network picked up its “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” reality TV show. The show, now in its 15th season, has a predominantly female cast, and shows life behind the scenes of the dramatic California family’s life.
Kris Jenner, the mother and manager of five, was previously married to the late Robert Kardashian, who defended O.J. Simpson in his murder trial.
The two had Kourtney, Kim, Robert Jr., and Khloe, now all in their 30s and 40s. The couple divorced, and Kris remarried Bruce Jenner, an Olympic athlete. Bruce and Kris had two daughters, Kendall and Kylie, the second of whom was recently named the world’s youngest “self-made billionaire.”
Bruce announced in 2015 he was transitioning from male to female and would take on the name of Caitlyn. The sex change was among the first major celebrity transitions and garnered national attention. He shot an off-set show, “I am Cait.”
