Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating Border Patrol Agent to Disrupt Deportation Missions
A Mexican national, Jamie Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez, has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent in Southern California. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, Alvarez-Gonzalez followed a real Border Patrol agent on January 8 in San Diego, using a black Ford F-150 that mimicked vehicles used by undercover federal officers. His vehicle was equipped with a Border Patrol sticker, non-working radio antennas, and handcuffs hanging from the rearview mirror. Alvarez-Gonzalez's actions led the agent to abort his mission, mistakenly believing other agents were responding. When confronted, Alvarez-Gonzalez shouted obscenities and demanded that agents leave the Linda Vista community. He was also found with a fake FBI badge and had recorded himself stating his intent to disrupt federal immigration enforcement. Alvarez-Gonzalez overstayed his tourist visa, which he used to enter the U.S. decades ago. 
