ALBANY, NEW YORK - The following is a summary of misdemeanor immigration prosecutions from July 2017:
Marcelo Chavez-Vera, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on July 20, 2017 to time served (14 days in jail) following his guilty plea to illegally entering the United States. Chavez-Vera admitted that on July 7, 2017, he entered the United States by boat from Canada on the Akwesasne reservation, where he was then picked up by an acquaintance driving a vehicle. Acting on a civilian tip, Border Patrol stopped the vehicle and arrested him.
Carlos Olivar-Varon, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on July 20, 2017 to 20 days in jail following his guilty plea to illegally entering the United States. Olivar-Varon admitted that on July 7, 2017, he entered the United States by boat from Canada on the Akwesasne reservation, where he was then picked up by an acquaintance driving a vehicle. Acting on a civilian tip, Border Patrol stopped the vehicle and arrested him.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
