Man sought to ‘evade prosecution through deportation’ with Indio surrender, prosecutors say

A Mexican man who turned himself in to federal agents in Riverside County and sought to be deported in accordance with ongoing immigration crackdowns allegedly had an ulterior motive: pitting the government against itself.

As first detailed by Seamus Hughes’ Court Watch, Geovany Espinoza Norzagaray was facing methamphetamine distribution charges and had indicated he’d plead guilty once he took a trip to see his grandmother.

When in Indio to see his grandmother, however, Norzagaray also “attempted to self-surrender at the Indio Border Patrol Station,” prosecutors said in a motion…

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