Ricardo Trejo-Martinez, a Mexican national residing in the United States without legal status, has pleaded guilty to assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deportation Officer during a traffic stop in Commerce, Georgia. According to court information, the incident occurred on May 20, 2025, when an ICE officer attempted to execute an administrative arrest warrant. Trejo-Martinez was reportedly uncooperative, refusing to provide identification or identify himself. After being asked to exit his vehicle, he pushed the officer into a busy four-lane highway.
U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg commented on the case: “All law enforcement officers must be allowed to perform their duties free from violent attacks. My office will prosecute anyone who assaults a federal officer in this district.”
Steven N. Schrank, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations for Georgia and Alabama, added: “Violence against law enforcement is unacceptable and will never be tolerated. HSI, alongside our law enforcement partners, is committed to holding accountable those who resort to violence against the brave men and women who work tirelessly to protect our communities.”
Trejo-Martinez was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 1, 2025. He has pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer and is scheduled for sentencing on January 20, 2026.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cathelynn Tio is prosecuting.
Further information can be obtained from the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6016. Additional details about the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia are available at http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.
