Venezuelan illegal immigrant, 24, arrested for posing as high school student in Ohio

A 24-year-old iligrant immigrant from Venezuela was arrested Perrysburg, Ohio, After allegedly enrolled in public high school using fake documents.

Court records show that 24-year-old Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra was accused of forgeryand hold on to a $ 50,000 taxpayer. The Perrysburg Police Directorate announced that he was contacted on Monday by local schools in Perrysburg about possible false activities involving one of his students.

After a preliminary investigation, a case of fraud was founded and handed over to the Department’s detectives for further investigation.

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Detectives collaborated with American customs and border protection and American immigration and customs conduct, and it was revealed that Labrador was a 24-year-old from Venezuela.

Investigators also learned that Labrador Sierra used false documents Enrolled in schools in Perrysburg and posed as a 16-year-old student.

Perrysburg school Officials are in a statement received by Fox News Digital that Labrador Sierra was enrolled in Perrysburg High School under the name and age of a 16-year-old minor unattended, on January 11, 2024, in accordance with the federal and state requests for enrollment of students experiencing homeless or without legal guard.

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Between January 11, 2024 and May 14, 2025, the school said Labrador Sierra received documentation and support, which further complicated the situation. For example, he procured a driver’s license, social security number and a temporary protective status (TPS) from US immigration immigration.

The school also said that Labrador had fulfilled a visa request with the help of advocating opportunities, which provides free legal assistance.

The Wood County Junior Court approved the custody of Labrador Sierra the Perrysburg family.

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School officials said the guardians contacted the school on May 14 to report that they received information indicating Labrador Sierra is not a minor, but instead a 24-year-old man.

Labrador Sierra allegedly denied the allegation when the district administrators met with him on May 15th.

“Considering the seriousness of the request, Perrysburg school immediately instructed the guards to keep Labrador in the school property, while the matter was further explored,” the school said. “This case includes very unusual and deceptive circumstances that have affected many local, state and federal agencies.”

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“The school district examined his actions regarding enrollment and is convinced that the appropriate legal channels have been followed to support the individual, which presents himself as a minor unaccompanied, as written in the McKinney-Nonto Assistant Assistance Act,” the district added. “We appreciate our close partnership with the Perrysburg Police Department and the fast actions taken.”

The school also updated the statement, saying that Labrador Sierra was a member of football and swimming teams of Junior Varsity, adding that the situation was reported to Ohio High School Athletic Association.

Labrador Sierra was eventually taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon during stopping stops at Interstate 75.

The Homeland Security Department (DHS) told Fox News that they found information to Labrador Sierra under another spelling of his name. They added that Labrador Sierra Visa was an excessive one that first came to the United States in 2019. DHS also confirmed that Labrador had received TPS.

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Labrador holds herself in the Wood district on a $ 50,000 taxpayer. Plans to appear in court on May 29.