Man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent in San Diego
Apr 29, 2026·Location: Southern California, CA
Country of origin: Mexico
Jaime Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez, 53, pleaded guilty to impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent and disrupting deportation operations in San Diego on January 8. He modified a black Ford F-150 with law enforcement-style features and followed a real Border Patrol agent, causing the officer to abandon his mission for safety. Alvarez-Gonzalez coordinated multiple vehicles to harass and chase federal agents onto the highway and possessed firearms despite being prohibited from doing so.
Sources
- Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to 'disrupt deportation missions'
Associated Press·Apr 29, 2026·archived copy
lmtonline.com·Apr 29, 2026·archived copy
- Fox News
- Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to 'disrupt deportation missions'
winnipegfreepress.com·Apr 28, 2026·archived copy
- CourtListener
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