DHS orders deportation of illegal migrant who sold fraudulent DHS, FBI 'immunity' cards

FIRST ON FOX: A Brazilian illegal immigrant who admitted to creating a fake branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and selling counterfeit DHS and FBI identification cards — which he claimed would provide immunity from federal immigration officers — has been ordered deported.Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr., 50, who entered the United States in 2016 and overstayed his visa, is currently in removal proceedings, according to DHS.He was arrested in February at Orlando International Airport after arriving on a flight from Boston.Dos Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and the fraudulent use of government seals.WOMAN EXPOSED RUNNING VISA FRAUD SCHEME SPANNING YEARS, POSING AS IMMIGRATION OFFICERMario Cesar Dos Santos Jr., 50, is accused of operating a sham organization called the "Chaplain Emergency Management Agency" and charging $400 per person for bogus training courses that generated about $14,000.

(Middle District of Florida U.S.Attorney’s Office Case #5:26cr17, USA v.

Dos Santos)As part of the scheme, Dos Santos claimed to be the president of the "Chaplain Emergency Management Agency" (CEMA), a fictitious federal agency he created to trick attendees at training seminars into paying for immunity from immigration enforcement.While the training courses were offered for free, participants were charged $400 to $450 for bogus certificates they believed would protect them from deportation, authorities said.Each seminar drew approximately 30 to 45 participants.FORMER USCIS OFFICIAL, ACCOMPLICE CHARGED IN ALLEGED $960K CITIZENSHIP BRIBERY SCHEMEProsecutors say the fake certificates featured unauthorized DHS and FBI seals, leading to the arrest of Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr., 50, in Florida after an investigation by DHS, the FBI and FEMA.

Santos, an illegal immigrant from Brazil, now faces deportation, in addition to prison time.(Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images / Middle District of Florida U.S.

Attorney’s Office Case #5:26cr17, USA v.Dos Santos)In add...