BIN Weng, a Chinese national who was sentenced for illegally entering Guam by boat last year, has again attempted to illegally enter Guam by boat, U.S. Probation Officer Gregory Arriola told the District Court for the NMI.
He said based on the information he received from U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, Weng attempted to enter Guam by boat on January 6, 2024.
“It was noted that Mr. Weng’s boat had to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after taking on water. It was advised that as of this point, charges were not being filed, so this officer requested if Mr. Weng could be instructed to report to the U.S. Probation Office…in Guam on January 8, 2024,” Arriola said.
“On January 8, 2024, Mr. Weng reported to the Guam USPO as instructed. This officer was able to visually verify that he is the same individual being supervised by the Saipan USPO,” Arriola added.
He asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for Weng so he can appear before a judge and explain why his supervised released should not be revoked.
Weng was earlier sentenced by Senior Judge Alex R. Munson to time served, followed by one year of supervised release with conditions.
Weng has violated the conditions of his supervised release, Arriola said.
“On November 13, 2023, Mr. Weng was processed in for supervision. He was instructed to report every first week of the month to submit a Monthly Supervision Report. Mr. Weng failed to submit an MSR for the month of December 2023 which was due between January 1-5, 2024,” Arriola said.
On Jan. 8, 2024, Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona granted the petition and ordered the issuance of a warrant for Weng.
Weng was among the 14 Chinese nationals who were charged with “engaging in a conspiracy [to transport, move, or attempt to transport or move] an alien within the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien came to, entered, and remained in the United States in violation of law.”
On Sept. 13, 2023, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations arrested them after they paid an undercover agent who was posing as a boat captain to transport them to Guam illegally.
HSI said 11 of the 14 entered the CNMI at various times and all had overstayed their legal status in the U.S.
