Migrant sentenced for biting agent

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Migrant sentenced for biting agent

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Salvadoran national Erika Jasmin Lobato-Melendez, 27, received a 12 month and one day prison sentence for biting a Border Patrol agent. Courtesy: Dona Ana County Detention Facility Prosecutors say agents found Lobato-Melendez and four others walking along the border wall on May 29, 2024. They tried to take the group into custody and officials say Lobato-Melendez "became obstinate" and refused to get into the agent's car…

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Santa Teresa, New Mexico.- A Salvadoran migrant identified as Erika Lobato-Meléndez, 27, was sentenced to one year in prison after biting a Border Patrol agent during an incident on May 29, 2024. According to court documents, the incident took place near the border wall in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The officer observed Lobato-Meléndez walking along a group of people, including children, along the border wall. The agent, who identified himself in…

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Salvadoran woman gets prison after biting agent trying to pull her away from border wall

Officials said the woman continued to struggle with Border Patrol agents after biting one, including kicking agents and trying to bite an agent's leg.