A United Kingdom citizen was sentenced on May 20 in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine, for entering the United States without inspection.
U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison sentenced Ibrahim Ayyub Khan, 27, to time served after he pleaded guilty on May 5. According to court records, Khan and three other men crossed the heavily wooded border between Quebec and Somerset County during the early morning hours of April 3. Their entry point was a few hundred yards from the Saint Zacharie, Maine port of entry staffed by agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations.
After leaving the woods, Khan and his companions walked east along Golden Road. Passersby reported seeing four men walking in that area to an Office of Field Operations agent, who then notified the U.S. Border Patrol station in Jackman. Agents responded to the sighting location and took all four men into custody without incident. When questioned about their citizenship, Khan and his companions said they were citizens of the United Kingdom before being transported back to Jackman Border Patrol station.
The case was investigated by multiple agencies including U.S. Border Patrol, Office of Field Operations, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative that uses resources from Department of Justice programs such as Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) to address illegal immigration issues as well as criminal organizations.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine is responsible for prosecuting federal crimes throughout Maine and works with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies according to its official website.
