Hawthorne, Ca Man, 30, Sentenced in Federal Human Smuggling Conspiracy

Elvis Bersai Lopez-Ambrosio, 30, of Hawthorne, California, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on July 3, 2025. Registered under booking number 2500005595, he was processed on a federal transfer for felony offenses categorized as all other offenses. Records from the facility indicate no bond was set at the time of his arrival. According to news reports and federal court records, Lopez-Ambrosio was identified as the leader of a cell within the Lopez Human Smuggling Organization, a transnational entity operating across Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. He was initially charged in a federal indictment in the District of New Mexico for conspiracy and related offenses. Media coverage of the case indicates that special agents arrested him on criminal warrants as a primary target of the investigation into the multi-state operation. Court and news records indicate Lopez-Ambrosio was convicted in this case and received a federal prison sentence for his role in the human smuggling conspiracy.