Undocumented Immigrant Faces Decades in Prison for Assaulting ICE Officer
Hector Villegas-Alvarez, a 27-year-old Colombian national, has been indicted on one count of assaulting a federal officer after allegedly breaking an ICE agent’s nose during a February arrest in Roselle, New Jersey. The altercation occurred during a resistance to arrest, resulting in the officer sustaining a broken nose and concussion. Villegas-Alvarez faces up to 20 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine under the charge, which falls under the broader “Operation Take Back America” initiative. He is currently in custody awaiting trial.
John Q. Hosedrinker