A 24-year-old Venezuelan migrant was arrested for pretending to be a minor to enroll in an Ohio high school. The Venezuelan man claimed to be a trafficked teenager and enrolled in the school in January 2024.
Perrysburg, Ohio, police officers arrested 24-year-old Anthony Labrador on May 19 during a traffic stop after learning of his alleged fraudulent school enrollment. The Venezuelan migrant was illegally present in the United States after his visa expired in 2023. A Perrysburg family with adopted children took the man, claiming to be a 16-year-old boy, into their home, WTVG ABC13 reported.
Labrador’s plans came unraveled when a woman claiming to be the mother of his son contacted the family and told them he was a 24-year-old father. She provided the family with an Ohio license, revealing his age of 24. His actual name on the license was Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra. The family contacted the police to report the alleged fraud, WTOL CBS11 reported…