Twice-deported illegal immigrant charged with flying drone in restricted airspace during FIFA Fan Festival

A twice-deported amerciable migrant with a agelong transgression past has been charged with flying a drone successful restricted airspace successful Atlanta during a FIFA Fan Festival, authorities said.

Lorenzo Rojas-Martinez was allegedly operating the unmanned drone connected June 12 successful restricted airspace adjacent Centennial Olympic Park during the 2026 FIFA Fan Festival successful Atlanta portion lasting successful a adjacent parking country and signaling video of the event, national prosecutors said.

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Lorenzo Rojas-Martinez, a twice-deported amerciable immigrant, is charged with operating a drone successful restricted FIFA airspace successful Atlanta. (Getty Images; Department of Homeland Security)

He was taken into instrumentality enforcement custody aft helium was approached by FBI agents, who determined helium was successful the United States illegally aft asking for his identification. He was turned implicit to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the adjacent day.

"This transgression amerciable alien dangerously flew a drone successful restricted airspace adjacent a FIFA lawsuit successful Atlanta, Georgia," said Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis. "His lengthy transgression past includes cause trafficking, stolen property, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and driving nether the influence. The Trump Administration volition not let amerciable aliens to endanger the information and information of the American people."

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Flags of the United States, FIFA, and Concacaf alert astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group G lucifer betwixt Manchester City FC and Al Ain FC successful Atlanta, Ga., connected June 22, 2025. (Robbie Jay Barratt -AMA/Getty Images)

Rojas-Martinez, 37, a Mexican citizen, is charged with operating a drone successful a impermanent formation restricted portion and amerciable reentry by a removed alien.

Rojas-Martinez told investigators helium archetypal illegally entered the U.S. done Texas successful 1999 and was deported successful 2013. He was deported from the U.S. again successful 2019 aft re-entering illegally, DHS said.

Authorities don't cognize erstwhile helium made his 3rd amerciable travel crossed the confederate border.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established "No Drone Zones" implicit stadiums hosting FIFA World Cup 2026 matches and related instrumentality events crossed the U.S.

Advancements successful drone technology, including the quality to transportation ample payloads and alert agelong distances. (iStock)

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During lucifer days, each craft operations, including drones, volition beryllium prohibited wrong a 3-nautical-mile radius and up to 3,000 feet supra crushed level astir the stadiums listed below, unless different authorized by aerial postulation control, according to the FAA.

Drone operators who participate restricted airspace without authorization tin look fines of up to $100,000, confiscation of their aircraft, and national transgression charges.