Anchorage, Alaska, is a long, long way from the United States’ southern border. But the influx of people coming across that border illegally during the Biden administration extends even to the Great Land.
Cristian Ibanez Velasquez crossed that border illegally in 2022. In 2024, he married an American citizen, Paola Jimenez, in Anchorage. While he was in the United States, he remained, knowingly, an illegal alien. He was apprehended at the border and, as was the practice during the Biden administration, was released to make his way to Anchorage. That’s not completely irrational; during the Biden administration, he had nothing to worry about. But a new president makes a big difference. Now, ICE has scooped up Cristian Ibanez Velasquez, and he is very likely to be repatriated to Peru.
Alaska Public Media has taken a very sympathetic tone with this…
