The Brief

A Guatemalan man was convicted for falsely claiming to be a minor at the border.

Tadeo Pedro-Torres, 21, claimed to be 16 to be housed with actual minors.

He faces up to five years in federal prison at his Dec. 19 sentencing.

HOUSTON - A Guatemalan national has been found guilty of falsely claiming to be a minor while attempting to enter the US through the Texas border.

The 21-year-old claimed to be 16, sharing immigration services with actual minors, the release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas says.

Texas immigration conviction

Tadeo Pedro-Torres has been found guilty of making false statements in a juvenile immigration case. After a three-day trial, the jury deliberated for less than an hour before convicting him Wednesday.

Torres claimed t

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