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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Fabricating ICE Kidnapping Story in Federal Court

Oct 28, 2026

Yuriana Julia Palaez Calderón admitted in federal court to inventing a kidnapping story about ICE agents, sparking protests and media coverage in Los Angeles.

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