Illegal alien sentenced to 50 years in prison for creating child sex abuse material with his niece and nephew in California

Angel Emilio Rodriguez-Marroquin, a Guatemalan citizen living in the U.S. without legal status, was taken into custody on November 22, 2025, by HSI agents operating out of Los Angeles. He was charged for creation and possession of child sexual abuse material.

Rodriguez-Marroquin pleaded guilty in the case involving both his 8-year-old nephew and his 8-year-old niece, who has special needs. Guatemalan authorities are also pursuing a parallel child exploitation investigation against him, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The 600-month prison sentence was handed down on May 18, 2026.

"This depraved illegal alien from Guatemala pleaded guilty to producing and possessing child pornography, which included footage of him assaulting his own nephew and niece with special needs," said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.

"This monster would not have been in our country in the first place if it weren't for the Biden Administration's disastrous open borders that released him into our country. Thanks to our ICE law enforcement officers, this creep is behind bars, and after he serves his time, he will be removed from our country,” Bis added.

Rodriguez-Marroquin crossed into the United States without authorization in 2024 and was subsequently released by the Biden Administration.