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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Man pleads guilty in federal court to using fake social security to get state ID
(WKBN) — A man arrested in January for trying to use a fake Social Security card to get a state ID pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court. Diego Lopez Gomez, 33, entered his pleas before U.S. Judge Donald C. Nugent in the U.S. Northern District Court of Ohio to a bill of information charging him with possession of a fraudulent permanent resident card. He was sentenced to time served and three years probation, but also ordered to turn himself in to federal immigration officials to be deported. A criminal complaint in the case was filed Jan. 31 in federal court, a day after Lopez Gomez was arrested by Boardman police at the Department of Motor Vehicles on Boardman-Canfield Road. Police were called by an employee of the BMV who said a man later identified as Lopez Gomez had fake documents he tried to give to the employee to get a state identification card. Lopez Gomez presented a Social Security card that was fake, reports said. Reports said Lopez Gomez told police he worked at a local Mexican restaurant, and he gave officers a paystub and a W2 from there. Police consulted authorities with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who asked that he be placed into custody. The criminal complaint was filed in federal court the next day. He had been held in federal detention since the complaint was filed. An affidavit accompanying the criminal complaint said the Social Security card and number Lopez Gomez tried to use was fake. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
20-04-2025
- CBS News
American citizen arrested in Florida, held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in U.S.
A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son's birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez, 20, was in a car that was stopped just past the Georgia state line by the Florida Highway Patrol on Wednesday, said Thomas Kennedy, a spokesperson at the Florida Immigrant Coalition. Gomez and others in the car were arrested under a new Florida law , which is on hold, making it a crime for people who are in the country illegally to enter the state. It is unclear if Lopez Gomez showed documents proving he is a citizen to the arresting officers. He was held at Leon County Jail and released after his case received widespread media coverage. The charge of illegal entry into Florida was dropped Thursday after his mother showed the judge his state identification card, birth certificate and Social Security card, said Kennedy, who attended the hearing. Court records show Judge Lashawn Riggans found no basis for the charge. Lopez Gomez briefly remained in custody after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requested he remain there for 48 hours, a common practice when the agency wants to take custody of someone. ICE did not respond to a request for comment. The case drew widespread attention because ICE is not supposed to take custody of U.S.-born citizens. While the immigration agency can occasionally get involved in cases of naturalized citizens who committed offenses such as lying on immigration forms, it has no authority over people born in the U.S. Adding to the confusion is a federal judge's ruling to put a hold on the enforcement of the Florida law against people who are in the country illegally entering the state, which meant it should not have been enforced. "No one should be arrested under that law, let alone a U.S. citizen," said Alana Greer, an immigration attorney from the Florida Immigrant Coalition. "They saw this person, he didn't speak English particularly well, and so they arrested him and charged him with this law that no one [should] be charged with."
CBS News
20-04-2025
- CBS News
American citizen arrested in Florida was held by ICE even after proving he was born in U.S.
A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son's birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez, 20, was in a car that was stopped just past the Georgia state line by the Florida Highway Patrol on Wednesday, said Thomas Kennedy, a spokesperson at the Florida Immigrant Coalition. Gomez and others in the car were arrested under a new Florida law , which is on hold, making it a crime for people who are in the country illegally to enter the state. It is unclear if Lopez Gomez showed documents proving he is a citizen to the arresting officers. He was held at Leon County Jail and released after his case received widespread media coverage. The charge of illegal entry into Florida was dropped Thursday after his mother showed the judge his state identification card, birth certificate and Social Security card, said Kennedy, who attended the hearing. Court records show Judge Lashawn Riggans found no basis for the charge. Lopez Gomez briefly remained in custody after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requested he remain there for 48 hours, a common practice when the agency wants to take custody of someone. ICE did not respond to a request for comment. The case drew widespread attention because ICE is not supposed to take custody of U.S.-born citizens. While the immigration agency can occasionally get involved in cases of naturalized citizens who committed offenses such as lying on immigration forms, it has no authority over people born in the U.S. Adding to the confusion is a federal judge's ruling to put a hold on the enforcement of the Florida law against people who are in the country illegally entering the state, which meant it should not have been enforced. "No one should be arrested under that law, let alone a U.S. citizen," said Alana Greer, an immigration attorney from the Florida Immigrant Coalition. "They saw this person, he didn't speak English particularly well, and so they arrested him and charged him with this law that no one [should] be charged with."
Chicago Tribune
19-04-2025
- Chicago Tribune
A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country
A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son's birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez, 20, was in a car that was stopped just past the Georgia state line by the Florida Highway Patrol on Wednesday, said Thomas Kennedy, a spokesperson at the Florida Immigrant Coalition. Gomez and others in the car were arrested under a new Florida law, which is on hold, making it a crime for people who are in the country illegally to enter the state. It is unclear if Lopez Gomez showed documents proving he is a citizen to the arresting officers. He was held at Leon County Jail and released after his case received widespread media coverage. The charge of illegal entry into Florida was dropped Thursday after his mother showed the judge his state identification card, birth certificate and Social Security card, said Kennedy, who attended the hearing. Court records show Judge Lashawn Riggans found no basis for the charge. Lopez Gomez briefly remained in custody after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requested he remain there for 48 hours, a common practice when the agency wants to take custody of someone. ICE did not respond to a request for comment. The case drew widespread attention because ICE is not supposed to take custody of U.S.-born citizens. While the immigration agency can occasionally get involved in cases of naturalized citizens who committed offenses such as lying on immigration forms, it has no authority over people born in the U.S. Adding to the confusion is a federal judge's ruling to put a hold on enforcement of the Florida law against people who are in the country illegally entering the state, which meant it should not have been enforced. 'No one should be arrested under that law, let alone a U.S. citizen,' said Alana Greer, an immigration attorney from the Florida Immigrant Coalition. 'They saw this person, he didn't speak English particularly well, and so they arrested him and charged him with this law that no one (should) be charged with.' ___
Arab News
19-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country
It is unclear if Lopez Gomez showed documents proving he is a citizen to the arresting officersCourt records show Judge Lashawn Riggans found no basis for the chargeMIAMI, USA: A US citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son's birth certificate and the judge dismissed Carlos Lopez Gomez, 20, was in a car that was stopped just past the Georgia state line by the Florida Highway Patrol on Wednesday, said Thomas Kennedy, a spokesperson at the Florida Immigrant and others in the car were arrested under a new Florida law, which is on hold, making it a crime for people who are in the country illegally to enter the is unclear if Lopez Gomez showed documents proving he is a citizen to the arresting officers. He was held at Leon County Jail and released after his case received widespread media charge of illegal entry into Florida was dropped Thursday after his mother showed the judge his state identification card, birth certificate and Social Security card, said Kennedy, who attended the records show Judge Lashawn Riggans found no basis for the Gomez briefly remained in custody after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement requested he remain there for 48 hours, a common practice when the agency wants to take custody of someone. ICE did not respond to a request for case drew widespread attention because ICE is not supposed to take custody of US-born citizens. While the immigration agency can occasionally get involved in cases of naturalized citizens who committed offenses such as lying on immigration forms, it has no authority over people born in the USAdding to the confusion is a federal judge's ruling to put a hold on enforcement of the Florida law against people who are in the country illegally entering the state, which meant it should not have been enforced.'No one should be arrested under that law, let alone a US citizen,' said Alana Greer, an immigration attorney from the Florida Immigrant Coalition. 'They saw this person, he didn't speak English particularly well, and so they arrested him and charged him with this law that no one (should) be charged with.'
