JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — U.S. District Choose Marcia Morales Howard sentenced an unidentified Jamaican man, charged as “John Doe,” to 4 years and three months in federal jail for obstructing his removing from the US. The person refused to disclose his id to officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Elimination Operations (ERO). A federal jury discovered Doe responsible, Feb. 15, 2022.
“This particular person has a violent and egregious legal historical past of non-compliance with many U.S. legal guidelines,” mentioned ERO Miami Area Workplace Director Garrett Ripa. “His in depth legal previous is a menace to public security. The women and men of ERO Miami will proceed to give attention to defending our nation in opposition to people who’re a menace to our communities.”
In line with testimony and proof introduced at trial, Doe was first encountered by immigration authorities in January 1985 in Miami when he tried to enter the US from Jamaica by claiming to be a U.S. citizen named Freddie Davis. When authorities decided that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was allowed to voluntarily return to Jamaica. Doe tried to enter the nation once more the following month in West Palm Seaside, claiming to be a citizen of the Bahamas and utilizing a fraudulent Bahamian passport within the title of Joseph Gordon. This ruse was found, and he was deported to Jamaica.
Someday later, at an unknown place and time, Doe efficiently entered the US illegally. He was encountered by immigration authorities in Dallas in September 1988, after serving a jail sentence. Doe mentioned then that his title was Joseph Gordon and at first mentioned that he was a U.S. citizen born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, however later mentioned that he was a citizen of the Bahamas. An immigration decide subsequently ordered him to be deported to Jamaica, however he was not deported at the moment.
In June 2018, after finishing a jail sentence in Florida, Doe was taken into custody by ICE in Miami, this time utilizing the title Ricardo Jones, the title underneath which he was convicted. As a result of Doe’s id couldn’t conclusively be decided, the Jamaican authorities informed ICE they wanted extra info to confirm that he was a Jamaican citizen. Over the following a number of months, ICE and Jamaican authorities tried to find out Doe’s id however had been unsuccessful. Doe was repeatedly warned that he may very well be prosecuted if he continued to impede his deportation.
On January 18, 2019, Doe was scheduled for an interview with the Jamaican consulate, however he refused to talk to them. When an ICE officer requested him his title, he responded “Solely God is aware of my title.” Later that month, Doe was transferred to ICE custody in Baker County. In March 2019, ICE once more tried to acquire a journey doc to deport Doe to Jamaica. The Jamaican consulate as soon as once more knowledgeable ICE that it couldn’t subject a journey doc for Doe, as a result of there was no conclusive proof that Doe was a citizen of Jamaica. ICE scheduled Doe for a cellphone interview with the Jamaican consulate on April 9, 2019, however he refused to go away his dormitory for the interview. One other interview was scheduled for April 17, 2019, Doe went however refused to supply any info. He suggested that his title was Ricardo Jones however wouldn’t present another info.
On June 20 and July 23, 2019, ICE performed recorded interviews of Doe to once more try to acquire biographical info that may enable him to be recognized. Throughout these interviews, after stating that his title was Freddie Davis, Doe refused to supply another info, saying that ICE already had all the data they wanted.
Along with the identities mentioned above, Doe has additionally used the names Dave Davis, Patrick Melbourne, Frank Douglas, and Danny Brooks whereas he has been illegally current in the US.
This case was investigated by ICE ERO. It’s being prosecuted by Assistant United States Lawyer Arnold B. Corsmeier.