Tag: US Border Patrol
Evelyn Esmeralda Villalta-Marquez, Human Trafficking, New Mexico 2024
⏱ 2 min read A human smuggling operation turned deadly in the New Mexico desert when a 26-year-old woman, Evelyn Esmeralda Villalta-Marquez, was left behind and died from hyperthermia. The incident occurred on August 7, 2024, near New Mexico State Road 9, where 13 undocumented noncitizens were found hiding in the desert by United States…
Jorge Lucero-Banda, Human Smuggling, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read Federal prosecutors in Western Texas have charged 234 new immigration cases, including human smugglers and aliens with prior convictions for violent crimes and thefts. The cases were filed from July 10 through July 16, and involve defendants with lengthy histories of illegal activity. In one notable case, two illegal aliens were…
Hameed Mohammed Nagi, Entering US Without Inspection, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read Hameed Mohammed Nagi, a 21-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom, crossed into the US without inspection on April 3, 2026, by walking through the heavily wooded border between Quebec and Somerset County, Maine, with three other men. They were spotted by passersby on the Golden Road and taken into custody by…
Darrell Murphy, Sex Offender Registration Violation, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read Darrell Murphy, a 42-year-old Ohio man, pleaded guilty to violating sex offender registration rules and failing to present at a designated border crossing in Maine. On December 31, 2025, Murphy illegally entered Canada by walking across a train trestle in Vanceboro, and then returned to the U.S. on January 5, 2026,…
Oblan Antonio Canales-Martinez, Illegal Re-entry, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Oblan Antonio Canales-Martinez, a 51-year-old Honduran national, was found in the United States without authorization in Metairie, Louisiana, on December 13, 2025. He had previously been deported on July 18, 2005, and was caught re-entering the country after federal agents followed his truck to a gas station. Canales-Martinez attempted to flee…
Sergio Hipolito Reyes Cordero, Unlawful Reentry, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read Sergio Hipolito Reyes Cordero, a 52-year-old Guatemalan national, was arrested for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Reyes, who has a history of using aliases, was taken into custody in Connecticut, where he had been serving time for tampering with physical evidence and moving a dead body without a…
Shelton Thompson, Possessing a Firearm as an Illegal Alien, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 38-year-old Bahamian national, Shelton Thompson, who was wanted for murder in the Bahamas and had been living in the US illegally since August 2024, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as an illegal alien in South Florida. Thompson was caught during a traffic stop, and a subsequent search of…
Nathaniel A. Muniz-Spry, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Nathaniel A. Muniz-Spry, a 39-year-old Everson, Washington resident, was caught with a gun near the US-Canada border in Blaine, Washington, on June 16, 2026. Muniz-Spry, a repeat offender with a history of violent crimes, was taken into custody after a surveillance camera spotted him in an area known for illegal border…
Erik Roberto Machado-Mencia, Alien Re-Entry, Louisiana 2025
⏱ 2 min read Erik Roberto Machado-Mencia, a 37-year-old Honduran native, pleaded guilty to re-entering the United States without authorization after being previously deported. The incident occurred on May 15, 2025, when Machado-Mencia was found in a silver Toyota sedan on Interstate 12 near Lacombe, Louisiana. A federal Border Patrol Agent had stopped the vehicle…
Wilmer Rodriguez, Unlawful Re-entry, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Wilmer Rodriguez, a 39-year-old Honduran illegal alien, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported following a conviction for aggravated felony. Rodriguez was arrested in Grayling, Michigan, just over a year after his deportation, and has a history of committing serious crimes,…
