Operation False Haven

On April 27, 2022, ERO removed Gomez-Juarez from the United States to Mexico.

On April 13, 2022, after serving his state and federal prison sentences, Gomez-Juarez was transferred into ICE custody.

On March 25, 2021, the court convicted Gomez-Juarez of naturalization fraud and sentenced him to six months of imprisonment following the completion of his state sentence.

The court revoked his citizenship and ordered his removal from the United States.

At his arraignment on Jan. 16, 2020, Gomez-Juarez confessed to intentionally concealing his rape of the child from USCIS to obtain citizenship.

On Aug. 20, 2020, while serving his state prison sentence, ICE arrested Gomez-Juarez and presented him for an initial court appearance.

On July 22, 2020, a federal grand jury issued an 11-count indictment charging Gomez-Juarez with naturalization fraud and other felony offenses.

On June 1, 2020, ERO referred the case to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina and it was immediately accepted for prosecution.

In May 2020, Gomez-Juarez was one of many targets the task force identified following a comprehensive analysis of thousands of state sex offender records.

In November 2019, the Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force in Raleigh, North Carolina, launched Operation False Haven.