Undocumented Immigrant Archives

Staged kidnapping: 41-year-old immigrant arrested for plotting scheme to raise money; fabricated ICE abuse claims

Representative Image (AI-generated) A 41-year-old undocumented immigrant has been arrested for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping in order to raise money and falsely accuse federal law enforcement.The US department of justice announced on Thursday that Yuriana Julia “Juli” Pelaez Calderon faces charges of conspiracy and making false statements to federal officers.According to the department of […]

‘There is really no way’: Kristi Noem’s story of immigrant threatening Trump is fake?

US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem‘s claim that an undocumented immigrant had threatened to assassinate US President Donald Trump is now under scrutiny, as new evidence suggests the man may have been falsely accused to force his deportation.Noem had announced the arrest of 54-year-old Ramon Morales Reyes, alleging he had sent a letter vowing to […]

Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan indicted for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant evade ICE agents | World News

File photo: Judge Hannah Dugan (Picture credit: AP) Milwaukee County circuit judgeHannah Dugan has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of obstruction and concealing a person from arrest after allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid capture by immigration agents during a court appearance, according to the department of justice.The indictment, announced Tuesday […]

Accused MS-13 gang leader set for deportation after judges drop charges

Alexandria Sheriff’s Office photograph of Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos. A US federal judge on Wednesday dismissed all criminal charges against Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, a 24-year-old Salvadoran national accused of being an MS-13 leader on the East Coast, clearing the way for his deportation, according to his attorney.The Justice Department’s request to withdraw charges earlier […]