# Illegal alien pleads guilty to staging fake kidnapping to target Border Patrol

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/illegal-alien-pleads-guilty-to-staging-fake-kidnapping-to-target-border-patrol/
- Published: 2026-10-26T23:40:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T00:34:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-alien-pleads-guilty-staging-fake-kidnapping-target-border-patrol
- Topics: Paranormal, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Calderón pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct a federal investigation.
- Prosecutors say she staged a kidnapping and release in 2025.
- She faces a maximum five-year prison sentence.

## Summary

Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderón, a 43-year-old woman from South Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct a federal investigation after staging a fake kidnapping in 2025. US officials say she falsely accused federal agents or their associates of abducting her to provoke media attention and support a potential lawsuit against Border Patrol.

According to prosecutors, Calderón made false claims in June and July that she had been detained at several locations, altered her appearance to suggest mistreatment and arranged a staged release in Tulare County. Her claims were reported to the media and law enforcement and prompted community organisers to call for her release, while she was hiding in Bakersfield. She faces up to five years in federal prison, and her hearing is scheduled for 8 February 2027.

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