The United States Attorneys Office stated that Antonio Barrera

The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Antonio Barrera, 35, a citizen of Spain, pleaded guilty to a criminal complaint charging him with illegally entering the United States at a time or place other than designated for entering the country by immigration authorities. According to court records, on January 31, U.S. Border Patrol agents were notified of a single individual walking south towards the United States-Canada international border near Haskell Free Library in Derby Line. Minutes later, a border patrol agent stopped the individual, who had crossed into the United States, and conducted an immigration inspection. In response to the agent’s questions, Barrera admitted that he was a citizen of Spain and that he had just walked over the border near the library. During his initial court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle on February 3, Barrera entered his guilty plea and received a time-served sentence. He had faced up to six months’ imprisonment.