Illegal Alien from England Sentenced for Entering the US Without Inspection and Lying to Federal Investigators

BANGOR, Maine: A citizen of the United Kingdom was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for entering the United States without inspection and lying to federal investigators.

U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison sentenced Hameed Mohammed Nagi, 21, to time served. Nagi pleaded guilty on June 8, 2026.

According to court records, Nagi and three other men walked through the heavily wooded border between Quebec and Somerset County during the pre-dawn hours of April 3, 2026. Their point of entry was within a few hundred yards of the Saint Zacharie, Maine port of entry that was manned by agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations ("OFO"). Upon exiting the woods, Nagi and his companions began walking down the Golden Road heading east.

Passersby in the area reported to an OFO agent seeing the four men walking east on the Golden Road. The OFO agent reported the sighting to the U.S. Border Patrol ("USBP") station in Jackman. A USBP agent and an OFO agent responded to the area of the sighting, located the four men and took them into custody without incident. When questioned about their citizenship, Nagi and his three companions stated they were citizens of the United Kingdom. The four were then transported back to the Jackman Border Patrol station.

During subsequent questioning by FBI and USBP agents, Nagi maintained that he had not intentionally entered the United States. He falsely claimed that he and his friends were on a hike in Canada and had accidentally crossed into the U.S. Investigators later determined that Nagi had entered the country with the intention of working but was concerned he would not be granted a visa. Neither the FBI nor Homeland Security Investigations uncovered any evidence suggesting that Nagi and his companions intended to engage in any acts of violence.

USBP, OFO, Homeland Security Investigations, and the FBI investigated the case.

Operation Take Back America: This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

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