BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – A citizen of the United Kingdom pleaded guilty to entering without inspection in federal court on Thursday in Bangor.
Ali Mohammed Ali Abdullah, 18, of Liverpool, England was arrested alongside three other men on April 3 by Border Patrol.
An affidavit regarding the case stated that a U.S. Border Patrol officer was approached by two maple sugar workers on their way to Canada.
It stated that the workers had heard from another man that a car had stopped on Golden Road and that two of the occupants were asking people for gas and Wi-Fi.
The four men initially told authorities they didn’t realize they were on U.S. soil. But investigators say they recovered videos taken by the men indicating they knew they had entered the United States.
All four men were taken into custody without incident.
In court, the prosecution stated that Ali Abdullah was entering the U.S. looking for work to support his family including a stay-at-home mother, a disabled father and three sisters.
He had previously worked in the United States and was able to make twice as much money as he did in Liverpool.
The FBI said that Ali Abdullah was honest during his interviews, and that evidence from their investigation backed up statements that he made.
Ali Abdullah had no criminal record, and the FBI stated that he posed no risk of causing harm.
He told the court he wanted a future in the United States, and called it a “bummer” that he won’t be able to return.
The judge referred to him as a “good person who made a mistake” and sentenced him to time served.
Ali Abdullah will be transferred into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement before facing deportation.
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