NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JACOBO EDUARDO US-REAL (“US-REAL”), age 19, was sentenced on Thursday, May 7, 2026, by United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey, after previously pleading guilty to assaulting a federal officer, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 111(a)(1), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.US-REAL, who has been detained since his arrest on February 9, 2026, was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment. Once US-REAL has served his sentence, he will be deported.According to court records, on January 14, 2026, three federal law enforcement officers of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) were conducting targeted enforcement operations in Metairie, Louisiana to apprehend removable aliens. The three ICE ERO officers are referred to herein as Officers 1, 2, and 3. Officer 1 is referred to as “M.O.V.” in the indictment.While conducting these operations on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie, Louisiana, Officer 1 observed a red Nissan Rogue occupied by three males pull into a parking space in the vicinity. Officer 1 observed the three males exit the vehicle and enter a nearby retail store. Officer 1 ran a computer check of the license plate on the Nissan Rogue and learned that the registered owner of the vehicle was the driver with a registration address in Kenner, Louisiana. Through further computer database checks of driver’s identifying information, Officer 1 learned that the driver is a Guatemalan citizen who was previously ordered removed from the United States by an immigration judge in 2017.Suspecting that the Nissan Rogue contained one or more aliens unlawfully present in the United States, the officers conducted a stop to determine the immigration status of the vehicle occupants. As the stop unfolded, the officers noticed the rear passenger side passenger abruptly exited the vehicle and fled the scene on foot. The officers continued with the stop, with the driver and the front passenger, later identified as US-REAL, remaining in the vehicle. During the stop, US-REAL unlocked the front passenger side door and Officer 2 removed US-REAL from the vehicle. Once out of the vehicle, US-REAL began struggling with Officer 2 in an attempt to flee. Officer 2 placed US-REAL on the ground to detain him. Officer 1 moved from the driver side to the passenger side of the vehicle to assist Officer 2. Officer 1 commanded US-REAL to stop resisting in Spanish, but US-REAL continued, so Officer 1 deployed Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray. Officers 1 and 2 handcuffed US-REAL and placed him inside a government vehicle.Officer 1 approached the government vehicle in which US-REAL was detained to render aid to US-REAL by using bottled water to decontaminate the irritant effects of the OC on US-REAL’s face. As Officer 1 opened the rear vehicle door and reached into the vehicle and attempted to apply the bottled water to US-REAL’s face, US-REAL bit Officer 1’s left middle finger. US-REAL then used his head to push against Officer 1’s chest to escape. The force of the headbutt pushed Officer 1 backwards, and US-REAL pushed his way out of the government vehicle, he repeatedly attempted to bite Officer 1 and fled on foot while still in handcuffs and ultimately escaped.This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline), 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).U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the U.S…
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