Drunk Driving Mexican Illegal Alien Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing A Gun and Will Be Deported

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced a Mexican illegal alien to 2 years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by an illegal alien.  On October 9, 2025, Angel Garcia Garcia pleaded guilty to the charges.

“We got lucky to arrest this drunk Mexican illegal alien before he killed a citizen or child by running over her with his car or shooting her with his illegally possessed gun.  This office is focused on protecting our citizens and children from these dangerous illegal aliens.  This one will get deported as soon as his prison sentence ends, and he better stay out,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle.

According to court documents and other information presented in court, Garcia Garcia, 25, overstayed a work visa he received in 2020. From 2021 until his arrest, he illegally remained in the United States, living in Angier, North Carolina. Garcia Garcia illegally bought a high-capacity gun from another individual for $600. On June 14, 2025, Garcia Garcia loaded his high-capacity gun, put an extra bullet in his back pocket, and went to a bar. After leaving the bar, an officer with the Angier Police Department arrested Garcia Garcia for drunk driving.  The officer seized the firearm.

Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by ​U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III​. ​The Angier ​Police Department and the Homeland Security Investigations branch of the Department of Homeland Security investigated the case and the U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on our website. Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5​:25-CR-193-D-BM.