BUFFALO, NY – A 34-year-old Colombian national, who is actively undergoing immigration proceedings due to a prior entry without inspection (EWI) charge, was arrested earlier in August following the discovery of alleged tools used to manufacture fake identification documents during a vehicle inspection at a port of entry along the U.S./Canada border.
On August 4th, the Justice Department officially announced the arrest and subsequent charges of Miguel Angel Guevara-Murillo, who authorities say was found in possession of materials meant to manufacture the likes of fake IDs this past June while stopped at the Rainbow Ridge port of entry connecting the United States and Canada.
According to U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo’s announcement, Guevara-Murillo, a current resident of California who is actively undergoing immigration proceedings due to an EWI charge from 2022, underwent a vehicle inspection at the Rainbow Ridge port of entry on June 28th after having been observed “making a wrong turn from the United States.”
Guevara-Murillo and a fellow passenger reportedly presented Colombian passports to immigration officials during the encounter, with the following vehicle inspection reportedly producing what authorities say was a fake California driver’s license with Guevara-Murillo’s photo accompanied by the fake name “Sean Patrick Allen”.
Immigration officers further found a litany of materials believed to be used to manufacture such fake IDs, with the Justice Department press release detailing the discovery of “a red DoorDash tote inside the vehicle, which contained a laptop, an access card printer, blank plastic access cards, a scanner, a paper cutter/ruler, and other items and documents.”
Upon interviewing the suspect, authorities say Guevara-Murillo admitted to using the aforementioned equipment to create fake identification documents, primarily selling said fraudulent IDs to would-be DoorDash drivers for roughly $250 apiece.
Concerns over the likes of food delivery services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats being exploited by illegal immigrants have been looming for some time, with members of congress voicing said concerns back in 2024.
On April 25th, 2024, Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn issued a press release detailing how her and her fellow members of congress were actively reaching out to the major food delivery service providers regarding what measures they were taking to address their rank-and-file driver positions “being infiltrated by potentially dangerous illegal immigrants who have access to Americans’ personal information, including their home addresses.”
In December of 2024, DoorDash responded to these concerns raised by congress, announcing “more rigorous safeguards to better deter ‘bad actors’ from profiting off deliveries and the platform,” according to a report from Newsweek.
Guevara-Murillo has since been charged with possession of a document-making implement and faces up to 15 years in federal prison if convicted.
On August 4th, the Justice Department officially announced the arrest and subsequent charges of Miguel Angel Guevara-Murillo, who authorities say was found in possession of materials meant to manufacture the likes of fake IDs this past June while stopped at the Rainbow Ridge port of entry connecting the United States and Canada.
According to U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo’s announcement, Guevara-Murillo, a current resident of California who is actively undergoing immigration proceedings due to an EWI charge from 2022, underwent a vehicle inspection at the Rainbow Ridge port of entry on June 28th after having been observed “making a wrong turn from the United States.”
Guevara-Murillo and a fellow passenger reportedly presented Colombian passports to immigration officials during the encounter, with the following vehicle inspection reportedly producing what authorities say was a fake California driver’s license with Guevara-Murillo’s photo accompanied by the fake name “Sean Patrick Allen”.
Immigration officers further found a litany of materials believed to be used to manufacture such fake IDs, with the Justice Department press release detailing the discovery of “a red DoorDash tote inside the vehicle, which contained a laptop, an access card printer, blank plastic access cards, a scanner, a paper cutter/ruler, and other items and documents.”
Upon interviewing the suspect, authorities say Guevara-Murillo admitted to using the aforementioned equipment to create fake identification documents, primarily selling said fraudulent IDs to would-be DoorDash drivers for roughly $250 apiece.
Concerns over the likes of food delivery services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats being exploited by illegal immigrants have been looming for some time, with members of congress voicing said concerns back in 2024.
On April 25th, 2024, Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn issued a press release detailing how her and her fellow members of congress were actively reaching out to the major food delivery service providers regarding what measures they were taking to address their rank-and-file driver positions “being infiltrated by potentially dangerous illegal immigrants who have access to Americans’ personal information, including their home addresses.”
In December of 2024, DoorDash responded to these concerns raised by congress, announcing “more rigorous safeguards to better deter ‘bad actors’ from profiting off deliveries and the platform,” according to a report from Newsweek.
Guevara-Murillo has since been charged with possession of a document-making implement and faces up to 15 years in federal prison if convicted.
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2025-08-14T19:28-0400 | Comment by: Robin
Every employer, even a homeowner getting some minor home repairs, need to get a Signed Form I-9, a copy of the Social Security Card and go online and run the SS card on e-Verify before they hire anyone!! Simple - if they are not allowed to work in the USA why would your hire them? What does your insurance company say?? Everyone Must have a real Social Security Card, an I-9 form completed and signed (kept by the employer), and get the e-Verify certification that the person is legally authorized to work in the USA. No exceptions for anything. It is so easy and most of us have done it all our adult lives - what happened to America? It is the Law!