Pakistan native pleads guilty, sentenced for illegal reentry

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Saima Qamar, 55, a citizen of Canada and native of Pakistan, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to re-entry of a removed alien. She was then sentenced to serve three months in prison and will then be turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Smith, who handled the case, stated that in April 2019, Qamar was physically removed from the United States. On June 9, 2025, she was found in Niagara County, NY, by Border Patrol Agents and did not have any documents allowing her to be legally present in the United States.

This investigation 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.

The plea and sentencing are the result of an investigation by U.S. Border Patrol Niagara Falls Station, under the direction of Patrol Agent in Charge Brady Waikal.

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