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Repeat smuggler imprisoned for attempting to transport more than 560 aliens

Special to the AdvanceCORPUS CHRISTI — A 25-year-old Donna man has been sentenced for conspiring to transport illegal aliens into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.Miguel Angel Hernandez pleaded guilty April 26.U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has now ordered Hernandez to serve 108 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release. At the hearing, the court heard additional evidence regarding Hernandez’s violent history, including a conviction for robbery after he and others held a couple and their 7-year-old daughter at gun point while they robbed their fireworks stand. In handing ...

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