Walter Barahona-Meza/Honduras/Fraud

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Walter Barahona-Meza, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, in Atlanta, Georgia, on charges of fraud.

Fraud is a criminal offense under Georgia law involving intentional deception or misrepresentation for personal gain. Depending on the type and scale of the fraudulent conduct, fraud charges in Georgia can be classified as misdemeanors or felonies, with felony fraud carrying substantial prison sentences. Criminal illegal aliens convicted of fraud are subject to both state criminal penalties and federal removal proceedings.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers apprehended Barahona-Meza in Atlanta. He currently remains in federal immigration custody and faces removal proceedings before a Department of Justice immigration judge, with potential deportation back to Honduras.