Felipe Yat Gomez/Guatemala/Alien Smuggling

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Felipe Yat Gomez, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, in Lumpkin, Georgia, on charges of alien smuggling.

Alien smuggling is a serious federal offense involving the facilitation of the illegal entry or transportation of foreign nationals into the United States. Those convicted face substantial federal prison sentences, with penalties that increase when the offense involves financial gain, places the lives of smuggled individuals at risk, or results in death. Criminal illegal aliens charged with alien smuggling are subject to both criminal prosecution and federal removal proceedings.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers apprehended Yat Gomez in Lumpkin. He currently remains in federal immigration custody and faces removal proceedings before a Department of Justice immigration judge, with potential deportation back to Guatemala.