US Puts Bulgarian ID Thief on Immigration Hold

Doitchin Krastev (R) used Jason Evers' name to obtain a birth certificate, Social Security number, Oregon driver's license, voter registration card and passport. File photo

A Bulgarian man, who pleaded guilty to stealing the name of a slain boy in the United States, has been placed on an "immigration hold", U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle announced.

"When he's done (serving his criminal sentence), he will come into ICE custody for resolution of his immigration case," Lorie Dankers said, as cited by the Oregonian.

The agency typically waits until after a foreigner pleads guilty to a crime before deciding whether to begin deportation proceedings.

The Oregonian reported that 36-year-old Doitchin Krastev faces a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in federal prison.

Krastev, who pleaded not guilty in the middle of October, was expected to change his plea to guilty on November 3 before U.S. District Judge James Redden in Portland in what local media has described as "a plea deal".

Under the plea agreement authorities in Hamilton County, Ohio, agreed to dismiss ID theft charges against Krastev for using Evers' name and date of birth.

Krastev's sentencing was set for January 18.

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