Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon/Image: Customs and Border Patrol.
On Thursday, the Justice Department announced charges against Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, a Mexican illegal living in Los Angeles, for faking an ICE “kidnapping” to garner sympathy and solicit donations.
In June, Calderon’s family and friends, alongside anti-ICE activists, held a rally for the “mom of three,” claiming she had been “abducted&…
Caught: Illegal Charged with Faking ICE ‘Kidnapping’ to Garner Sympathy and Solicit Donations
July 18, 2025