Hemet Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping, Transporting 100 Migrants
Prosecutors said the ring held migrants in motels and Airbnbs, and one family paid $11,000 for a victim’s release.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Miguel Angel Avila of Hemet and Omar Avila Salmeron of South Los Angeles pleaded guilty to federal kidnapping and human-smuggling charges in Los Angeles federal court.
- Avila led a human-smuggling operation from Hemet that transported more than 100 people across the U.S. border unlawfully, according to his plea agreement; Salmeron joined in October 2022.
- Four migrants were held against their will in a Los Angeles motel and Airbnb, where the group demanded over $11,000 in ransom from family members for one victim's release.
- United States District Judge Fernando M. Olguin scheduled sentencing for Feb. 18, 2027, where prosecutors will recommend no more than 20 years in prison for each defendant.
- Homeland Security Investigations, Border Patrol, and the Los Angeles Police Department investigated the case, which also involves three other co-conspirators who have pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
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