Ibrahim Ayyub Khan, Entering US Without Inspection, Maine 2026

UK Citizen Pleads Guilty to Entering US Without Inspection in Maine

BANGOR, Maine – In a shocking turn of events, Ibrahim Ayyub Khan, a 27-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom, has pleaded guilty to entering the United States without inspection.

According to court records, Khan, along with three other men, walked through the heavily wooded border between Quebec and Somerset County during the pre-dawn hours of April 3, 2026. Their point of entry was within a few hundred yards of the Saint Zacharie, Maine port of entry that was manned by agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (“OFO”).

Upon exiting the woods, Khan and his companions began walking down the Golden Road heading east. Passersby in the area reported to an OFO agent seeing the four men walking east on the Golden Road. The OFO agent reported the sighting to the U.S. Border Patrol (“USBP”) station in Jackman.

A USBP agent and an OFO agent responded to the area of the sighting, located the four men and took them into custody without incident. When questioned about their citizenship, Khan and his three companions stated they were citizens of the United Kingdom. The four were subsequently transported back to the Jackman Border Patrol station.

Khan faces up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office.

USBP, OFO, Homeland Security Investigations, and the FBI investigated the case as part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

Khan’s guilty plea is a significant blow to those seeking to enter the United States illegally and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of law enforcement agencies working together to protect our borders.

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