Tag: Belgrade

Border Crosser Gets 7 Months, Sent Back
⏱ 2 min read Belgrade, MT – Juan Diego Rojas-Meneses, 20, a Mexican national, is back in federal custody after a quick trip through the Gallatin County jail. He was sentenced to time served – roughly seven months – on August 16th for illegally re-entering the United States, a crime uncovered during a raid on…

Border Hopper Back in Custody
⏱ 2 min read Belgrade, MT – A 20-year-old man walked free from federal court in Montana only to be immediately snatched up by the Border Patrol. Juan Diego Rojas-Meneses, a Mexican national, got credit for 219 days served, but Judge Dana Christensen wasn’t letting him stick around. He pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into…

Repeat Border Crosser Dumped to Patrol
⏱ 2 min read Belgrade, Montana – Juan Diego Rojas-Meneses, 20, a Mexican national, got a quick trip from the courtroom to a Border Patrol van this week. The kid was sentenced to 219 days – basically time already served – after pleading guilty to illegally sneaking back into the country after being deported twice…

Repeat Border Crosser Back in Custody
⏱ 2 min read Belgrade, Montana – Juan Diego Rojas-Meneses, 20, is heading back to El Paso after a quick trip to the Gallatin County jail. Federal Judge Dana L. Christensen sentenced Rojas-Meneses today for illegally re-entering the U.S. after being deported twice last September. The bust went down August 12th when cops raided a…

Border Jumper Dumped by Feds
⏱ 2 min read Belgrade, MT – Juan Diego Rojas-Meneses, 20, walked out of federal court yesterday after serving 219 days, but his freedom was short-lived. Judge Dana Christensen immediately handed him over to U.S. Border Patrol. The feds didn’t want to pile on jail time; they wanted him gone. Rojas-Meneses pleaded guilty to illegally…

Repeat Offender: Deported Again After Brief Montana Stint
BELGRADE, MT – Twenty-year-old Juan Diego Rojas-Meneses is once again in the custody of U.S. Border Patrol, immediately deported after serving a 219-day sentence for the simple, yet persistent, crime of illegally re-entering the United States. The cycle highlights the ongoing challenges facing border security and the revolving door of consequences for those repeatedly crossing…





