Officer accused of helping banned Mexican national enter US
A veteran U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been arrested on suspicion of helping a Mexican national enter the country after that person was banned because of a criminal record.
The Department of Justice said Thursday that 42-year-old Felix Cisneros will face a felony charge of assisting an inadmissible alien to enter the United States. He could get a maximum of 10 years in prison if convicted. It wasn’t immediately known if Cisneros has an attorney.
Prosecutors say Cisneros was contacted in 2013 by an organized crime figure to help the unidentified Mexican national re-enter the country at Los Angeles International Airport and regain his or her revoked passport.
Cisneros is a 10-year ICE veteran.
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