An illegal alien and her husband have pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges related to firearms offenses and making false statements, federal prosecutors announced on May 13 in Newnan, Georgia. The couple now faces significant prison time after authorities uncovered their involvement in illegal gun possession, trafficking, and perjury.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by federal agencies to address gun trafficking and uphold immigration laws. “Illegal aliens are strictly prohibited from possessing weapons in our country, and federal law prudently prohibits lawful residents from telling lies to facilitate illicit gun trafficking,” said U.S Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Through their deceitful conduct, this husband-and-wife duo demonstrated contempt for the law, but they could not escape its reach. My office’s partnership with Atlanta’s highly productive Homeland Security Task Force will ensure that these criminals and those who assisted them are held accountable.” Hertzberg holds the position of United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, according to the official website.
According to prosecutors, Steven Estrada Feregrino paid a woman $4,600 on August 8, 2025, so she would buy seven firearms at a Fayetteville store while falsely claiming she was the actual purchaser. The guns were then transferred to Estrada Feregrino and Miguel Angela Varela-Posas—an illegal alien previously deported—and later recovered at a Texas border crossing inside a van headed for Mexico. Two months later, Estrada Feregrino’s wife Brenda Rojano-Gonzalez was recorded handling and firing a weapon at a local range despite being an undocumented immigrant from Temimilco, Mexico. When questioned in immigration court on November 5 about his wife’s actions at the range, Estrada Feregrino lied under oath; Rojano-Gonzalez was released on bond but later charged federally with firearm possession as a prohibited person.
Rojano-Gonzalez pleaded guilty on March 11; sentencing is set for June 11 before Chief U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May. On May 11 this year Estrada Feregrino also pleaded guilty—to perjury as well as making false statements regarding firearms purchases—with sentencing scheduled for August 14 before Chief Judge May.
Authorities said that Varela-Posas has been indicted separately on charges including illegal reentry into the United States and multiple firearms violations; he remains presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt at trial.
These cases are part of broader enforcement by agencies such as ATF Atlanta—the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives—Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS), among others collaborating through the Homeland Security Task Force initiative created by Executive Order 14159 Protecting the American People Against Invasion.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia serves as principal federal law enforcement agency in its region—covering more than seven million residents across north Georgia mountains down through Atlanta suburbs—and coordinates cases with national or international impact while prioritizing prosecution of threats such as terrorism or human trafficking according to the official website.
