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Undocumented Immigrant Sentenced 25 Years for Assault

4/30/2025

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Jose Rigoberto Mejia-Cubias, a 37-year-old undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars for a horrific crime at Fernando’s Mexican Grill in Madison County, Mississippi. On January 30, surveillance footage captured him assaulting an unconscious woman, leading to his conviction and further federal immigration charges.

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Jose Rigoberto Mejia-Cubias, a 37-year-old undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars for a horrific crime at Fernando’s Mexican Grill in Madison County, Mississippi. On January 30, surveillance footage captured him assaulting an unconscious woman, leading to his conviction and further federal immigration charges.