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Nicaraguan man sentenced to 51 months for assaulting federal agent during Albany arrest

Jun 17, 2026·Location: Albany, NY

Country of origin: Nicaragua

Nicaraguan man sentenced to 51 months for assaulting federal agent during Albany arrest
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Michel Manuel Garcia Rojas, a 39-year-old Nicaraguan national who entered the U.S. illegally in 2023, was arrested on March 5, 2025, when Homeland Security Investigations agents attempted to detain him for deportation. During the arrest, Garcia Rojas resisted and assaulted a federal agent, striking him in the face and throwing him repeatedly into a door, causing injuries including jaw bruising and a back injury. It took six officers and a Taser to subdue him. Garcia Rojas pleaded guilty on February 9, 2026, to resisting, impeding, and assaulting a federal officer and inflicting bodily injury. He was sentenced on June 17, 2026, to 51 months in federal prison, after which he will face deportation to Nicaragua.

Timeline

Jun 17, 2026—Garcia Rojas sentenced to 51 months in federal prison; deportation to Nicaragua scheduled after sentence completion
Feb 9, 2026—Garcia Rojas pleaded guilty to resisting, impeding, and assaulting a federal officer and inflicting bodily injury
Mar 5, 2025—Michel Manuel Garcia Rojas arrested by HSI agents in Albany during deportation enforcement action; resisted and assaulted federal agent, injuring him; subdued with assistance of six officers and a Taser
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