Overview

• Norma Yanari Ayala, 34, Rigoberto Vasquez-Vasquez, 42, and Edgidio Vasquez-Mencho, 41, were arrested Sept. 30 in Grand Rapids and await arraignment in U.S. District Court.
• A grand jury indictment alleges a Kent County operation from June 2024 to June 2025 involving conspiracy to transfer false identification documents and the transfer of false identification documents.
• Ayala and Vasquez-Mencho also face illegal reentry charges, with the indictment alleging Ayala was deported four times and Vasquez-Mencho once.
• Prosecutors allege the defendants sold counterfeit permanent resident cards and Social Security numbers to people living in the U.S. illegally.
• Homeland Security Investigations documented seven sales to confidential sources, and each defendant faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.