WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
Gladys Marina Caal Chen, 21, of Guatemala, pleaded guilty today to submitting a sponsorship application with false statements to the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to gain custody of an unaccompanied alien child (UAC).
According to court documents, Caal Chenfalsely stated in a UAC sponsorship application under the penalty of perjury that she was the UAC's sister. The HHS-funded care provider discontinued its consideration of Caal Chen's application based in part on concerns that Caal Chen misrepresented her identity and relationship with the UAC in application materials. Caal Ch...