Mexican National Sentenced to Eight Months for Assaulting ICE Officer
Santos Duron Cisneros was sentenced to eight months in prison for assaulting a federal officer during a February transport.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 17, 2026, 1:45 a.m. ET
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Aug 17, 2026, 1:54 a.m. ET
Santos Duron Cisneros Sentenced to 8 Months for Assaulting ICE Officer
Santos Duron Cisneros, a 36-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for assault of a federal officer, according to the United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Indiana, abc57.com reported.
According to court documents, an ICE ERO officer was transporting Duron Cisneros and two other individuals in February when Duron Cisneros began physically and verbally assaulting one of the other men, abc57.com reported. When the ICE officer intervened, Duron Cisneros resisted, kicked at the officer, who deflected the kick with his hands, and then tried to headbutt the officer.
Aug 17, 2026, 1:52 a.m. ET
Mexican National Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison for Assaulting ICE Officer
Santos Duron Cisneros, a 36-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for assault of a federal officer, according to abc57.com. The prosecution was conducted in the United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Indiana.
According to court documents reported by abc57.com, the incident occurred in February while an ICE ERO officer was transporting Duron Cisneros and two other individuals. Duron Cisneros began physically and verbally assaulting one of the other men. When the officer intervened, Duron Cisneros resisted, kicked at the officer—who deflected the kick with his hands—and attempted to headbutt the officer.
Aug 17, 2026, 1:45 a.m. ETFirst report
Santos Duron Cisneros Sentenced to 8 Months for Assaulting ICE Officer
Santos Duron Cisneros, a 36-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for assault of a federal officer, according to reporting by abc57.com. The sentence was announced in the United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Indiana for the open and developing case. According to court documents reported by abc57.com, an ICE ERO officer was transporting Duron Cisneros and two other individuals in February when Duron Cisneros began physically and verbally assaulting one of the other men. When the officer intervened, Duron Cisneros resisted, kicked at the officer, and tried to headbutt him. The officer deflected the kick with his hands.
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