Illegal Alien Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Feloniously Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Arrest

CHICAGO — An illegal alien residing in Aurora, Ill., has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for feloniously assaulting law enforcement officers during the execution of an arrest warrant.

The assaults occurred on the afternoon of July 17, 2025, in the lobby of the Kane County Sheriff’s Department in St. Charles, Ill.

Two officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations approached Francisco Javier Acevedo-Caldera and informed him that they had a warrant for his arrest.

Acevedo-Caldera, who had recently been bonded out of the Kane County Jail, resisted the arrest, kicked one of the officers, head-butted the other officer, and then bit a Kane County Sheriff’s Deputy who offered to help, puncturing the Deputy’s skin.

The officers were eventually able to subdue Acevedo-Caldera and execute the arrest warrant.

Acevedo-Caldera, 40, pleaded guilty in January 2026 to a federal charge of assaulting a federal employee. On May 7, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jeremy C. Daniel sentenced Acevedo-Caldera to 12 months in federal prison.

The sentence was announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Raymond Hernandez, Acting Field Director for ICE-ERO in Chicago. Valuable assistance was provided by the Kane County Sheriff’s Department.

“Defendant’s conduct was serious—he made physical contact with all three officer victims and caused bodily injury to two of them,” Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Finch argued in the government’s sentencing memorandum.

“Assaulting these officers in a government building caused risk to public safety and demonstrated disrespect for the law and law enforcement.”

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