Austin mass shooter Ndiaga Diagne entered US during Clinton admin, became citizen under Obama — despite string of busts
By Joe Marino and Chris Nesi
Published March 1, 2026, 4:42 p.m. ET
The gunman behind Austin’s possible terror-related mass shooting entered the US and cemented his legal immigration status under Democratic administrations — despite a growing criminal record.
Senegalese national Ndiaga Diagne, 53, arrived in America on March 13, 2000, on a B-2 tourist visa during the Clinton administration, a source familiar with his immigration history told The Post on Sunday.
Diagne — who killed two people and wounded 14 more during his rampage outside a Texas bar early Sunday — then became a lawful permanent resident on an IR-6 visa in June 2006 when he married a US citizen, the source said.
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Ndiaga Diagne was identified as the gunman who killed two people and injured 14 others during a mass shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas.
Obtained by the NY Post
He had already racked up at least one arrest before that, for illegal vending in June 2001 in New York City, law enforcement sources said.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/01/us-news/austin-mass-shooter-ndiaga-diagne-became-citizen-despite-string-of-busts/