A 45-year-old man was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison Wednesday for assaulting and resisting a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation near Eagle Pass two years ago, capping a case that began as a routine illegal re-entry charge and escalated into a guilty plea to an assault charge. Anastacio Hernandez-Hernandez injured the agent's arm and kicked him in the head while trying to get away, according to court records.
A Chase Near Eagle Pass Turns Violent
The case traces back to September 4, 2024, when Hernandez-Hernandez was one of three people encountered by agents near Eagle Pass who took off running once agents identified themselves, according to fox44news.com. During the struggle that followed, he injured the agent's right arm so badly the agent was unable to bend it, and he also kicked the agent in the head, the outlet reported.
What started as a single illegal re-entry charge filed October 2, 2024, grew more serious months later. A superseding indictment filed February 5, 2025, added a charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer, according to the same report. Hernandez-Hernandez pleaded guilty to that added count on May 19, 2025.
Judge Hands Down Sentence in Del Rio
Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses imposed the 75-month sentence Wednesday in federal court in Del Rio. U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons announced the sentence for the Western District of Texas, per the Justice Department's announcement reported by fox44news. The case was investigated by U.S. Border Patrol, while Assistant U.S. Attorneys Warsame Galaydh and Brett Miner handled the prosecution and sentencing, respectively, the outlet's report states.
account publicized the sentencing on social media, tagging the hashtag #OperationTakeBackAmerica and mentioning @USBPChiefDRT in a post announcing the outcome.
What the Law Says About Assaulting Federal Officers
Hernandez-Hernandez pleaded guilty to a count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer.
Other Western District of Texas cases show a range of outcomes for similar charges. In 2022, Robinson Mendoza-Gomez, a 22-year-old Guatemalan citizen, was sentenced to 21 months for assaulting a federal officer, according to an FBI El Paso Field Office announcement.
