A Venezuelan national living in the United States without legal status has been sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to resisting arrest by federal officers, according to Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
Edward Antonio Reyes Calderon, 23, was involved in an incident on February 13, 2025, when he struggled with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportation Officers for several minutes as they attempted to handcuff him. During the struggle, an officer used pepper spray to subdue him. Two officers received minor injuries.
Reyes Calderon remains in custody while awaiting deportation proceedings.
Assistant United States Attorneys Peter I. Roklan and Taylor A. Dean prosecuted the case.
The prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative led by the Department of Justice that aims to address illegal immigration and combat transnational criminal organizations.
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