Felix Aguilar-Matias/Guatemala/Sexual Battery

ICE arrested Felix Aguilar-Matias, a citizen of Guatemala and an illegal alien residing in the United States, during a focused enforcement action aimed at apprehending individuals whose presence in the country poses significant threats to public safety and the integrity of the immigration system. Aguilar-Matias, 44, came under scrutiny following the discovery of serious criminal offenses and fraudulent activity connected to his immigration status.

Aguilar-Matias’s criminal history includes a conviction for sexual battery and touching of a child for lustful purposes—offenses regarded as especially heinous due to the victimization of minors. Court records reveal that his actions involved inappropriate and unlawful physical contact with a child, underscoring his danger to the community and elevating his case as a top priority for immigration enforcement.

Further investigation revealed that Aguilar-Matias had fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship by deliberately concealing his felony conduct during his naturalization process. On his naturalization application, he failed to disclose his arrest and convictions, leading to the unlawful granting of citizenship. Federal authorities determined that his misrepresentations constituted immigration fraud, a serious offense that undermines the integrity of the legal immigration system and national security.

At the time of his arrest, Aguilar-Matias was living in the U.S. without lawful status, given the revocation proceedings initiated against his fraudulently obtained citizenship. ICE officers apprehended him without incident, verified his identity and criminal background, and placed him into removal proceedings. He remains in ICE custody, where both his sex crime convictions and immigration fraud will weigh heavily in determining his future in the United States.