Two Illegal Aliens Charged with Assaulting and Resisting Federal Law Enforcement Officers

ATLANTA & GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Ricardo Trejo-Martinez and Hector Beltran-Ledesma, both illegal aliens from Mexico, were charged this week with assaulting or resisting federal deportation officers. The charges arise from two separate incidents. Additionally, Beltran-Ledesma was charged with illegally re-entering the United States after prior deportation.                                                                   

“Interference with law enforcement and attacks on officers are unjustifiable,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Abiding by a policy of zero tolerance, our Office will vigorously and expeditiously hold accountable anyone who endangers or violently obstructs federal law enforcement officers.”

“Violence and physical resistance against our men and women of law enforcement who place themselves at risk to enhance public safety will never be tolerated,” said Steven N. Schrank, the Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Georgia and Alabama. “Our agents are committed to holding those who choose violence accountable, and thanks to their diligent efforts, Ricardo Trejo-Martinez and Hector Beltran-Ledesma, both illegal aliens, are now facing serious charges for their actions.”

According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court:

• On May 20, 2025, a deportation officer conducted a vehicle stop on a four-lane highway in Commerce, Georgia to execute an administrative arrest warrant for an illegal alien. The driver, subsequently identified as Ricardo Trejo-Martinez, was the sole occupant of the vehicle.  Trejo-Martinez allegedly refused to comply with the officer’s requests to provide identification and, once outside the vehicle, shoved the deportation officer into the highway as vehicles passed.
• On June 21, 2025, two deportation officers were tasked with locating and arresting Hector Beltran-Ledesma, a previously removed alien. Beltran-Ledesma was located upon leaving his home in Roswell, Georgia. He allegedly attempted to flee upon seeing the officers and, after receiving commands to stop, forcibly resisted arrest.

Members of the public are reminded that the complaints only contain charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove the defendants’ guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

Both cases are being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

For further information please contact the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6185.  The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.