{"id":2492036,"date":"2025-09-28T08:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T12:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-who-crossed-border-under-biden-arrested-posing-as-high-school-student\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T08:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T12:16:53","slug":"illegal-alien-who-crossed-border-under-biden-arrested-posing-as-high-school-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-who-crossed-border-under-biden-arrested-posing-as-high-school-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Alien Who Crossed Border Under Biden Arrested Posing as High School Student"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-alien-who-crossed-border-under-biden-arrested-posing-as-high-school-student%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2492036&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 24-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela, Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra, who posed as a 16-year-old student in Perrysburg High school, Ohio, pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a fraud scheme that lasted over a year. Sierra entered the U.S. in 2019 under Temporary Protected Status but overstayed. In November 2023, he contacted the school claiming to be trafficked and provided false documents to enroll as a minor. He attended classes and participated in sports for 14 months while living with a local family that believed he was a homeless teen. The family later grew suspicious and alerted the school. Investigations uncovered fake IDs, a prepaid phone, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illegally purchased firearm found<\/a> under his mattress. Sierra admitted to firearm possession by an unlawful alien, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making false statements<\/a>, and using forged documents. He faces up to 30 years in prison when sentenced. The Perrysburg school district stated it was deceived despite following laws designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-would-veto-border-security-bill-if-congress-passes-it-white-house\/\" title=\"White House: Biden to veto border security bill if passed by Congress.\">protect unaccompanied minors<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 24-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela who posed as a teenager in Toledo, Ohio, now faces decades in prison after admitting to a scheme that lasted more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra pleaded guilty this past week to multiple charges after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teenage-homeless-migrant-given-docs-enrolled-in-school-now-hes-accused-of-being-a-24-year-old-illegal-alien\/\" title=\"&#039;Teenage Homeless Migrant&#039; Given Docs, Enrolled in ... - Now He&#039;s Accused of Being a ...Old Illegal Alien\">forging immigration documents<\/a> and claiming to be a 16-year-old student at Perrysburg High School in January 2024, the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/23\/us-news\/24-year-old-illegal-immigrant-who-posed-as-ohio-high-schooler-for-over-a-year-enters-plea-for-twisted-offense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Sierra, who crossed the border in 2019 and was only permitted to stay until March 2020 by the Biden administration, also illegally purchased a firearm using falsified documents.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents show the scheme began in November 2023 when Sierra contacted the school, claimed he had been trafficked, and provided a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-alleges-facebook-has-become-a-marketplace-for-predators-in-search-of-children-in-new-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Attorney General claims Facebook is a hub for child predators in new lawsuit\">false birth date<\/a> of Dec. 2, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>He enrolled under the name Anthony Labrador and attended classes for 14 months, per the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1970679016043536398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He also participated in school sports, Perrysburg Schools Superintendent Thomas Hosler said in a letter to parents.<\/p>\n<p>The letter said Sierra lived with a local family that was misled into believing they were housing a homeless teen.<\/p>\n<p>By May 2025, the family had suspicions about Sierra and informed the school.<\/p>\n<p>The family said they had learned Sierra was actually an adult with children, according to Hosler.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators later found a prepaid phone, a fake Michigan ID with a 1999 birthdate, and a firearm with three loaded 9mm magazines under his mattress, the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>Sierra was taken into custody and hit with an ICE detainer after his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said he fraudulently secured several documents, including a Social Security number, an Ohio driver&rsquo;s license, and federal Temporary Protected Status.<\/p>\n<p>He pleaded guilty to firearm possession by an alien unlawfully in the United States, making false statements during the purchase of a firearm, and two counts of making or using false documents.<\/p>\n<p>He could face up to 30 years in prison when sentenced in January.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HOLY SHLIT. Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra, a 24yo Venezuelan national, was arrested in Ohio after he reportedly posed as a 16yo in order to enroll in school back in January of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony was in the US under a Temporary Protected Status during Biden&rsquo;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>He is&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eBcLflPFlc\">pic.twitter.com\/eBcLflPFlc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1924896809723314670?\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perrysburg Schools said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perrysburgschools.net\/protected\/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6Y2AUP2&amp;dasi=3PU0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a letter<\/a> earlier this year that staffers at Perrysburg High School followed <a href=\"https:\/\/nche.ed.gov\/legislation\/mckinney-vento\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the McKinney-Vento Act<\/a>, which requires unaccompanied minors to be immediately enrolled without paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>The district said it fell victim to Sierra&rsquo;s fraud.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Labrador Sierra wove a complex tapestry of lies &mdash; carefully designed to manipulate systems and deceive individuals at nearly every level,&rdquo; the district said.<\/p>\n<p>The district added that staff, students, and families acted in good faith, offering help to someone they believed was a teen in crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This situation is a bit like driving through an intersection with the green light &mdash; doing everything right &mdash; and getting hit by someone who ran the red,&rdquo; the district wrote. &ldquo;We  the anger and frustration expressed by many in our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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