A previously deported illegal alien has pleaded guilty to new charges in federal court. This, after HSI Kalispell agents arrested the Mexican man following a vehicle chase and foot pursuit in Kalispell earlier this summer.

According to a press release from US Attorney Kurt Alme's office, "The government alleged in court documents that on June 26, 2025, Duarte-Nieto was found by law enforcement in Kalispell after a short vehicle and foot pursuit. The pursuit reached 80 mph in a residential neighborhood and Duarte-Nieto struck a Toyota Camry filled with four people. A K-9 was deployed to apprehend him. Duarte-Nieto had an arrest warrant from Washington for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance – heroin."

He was first removed from the United States in 1996 or 1997, in 2000, and then a week later with a 20-year bar. He was last removed from the United States in November 2021 after an extensive hearing with an Immigration Judge because he used an assumed identity for approximately 20 years.

Duarte-Nieto’s prior convictions include:

• 1996 assault with a weapon in Pacific County, Washington;
• 2002 carjacking in Claremont, California;
• 2006 conspiracy/bringing a controlled dangerous substance into a prison in Susanville, California; and
• 2012 false statements in the Western District of Washington.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. Homeland Security Investigations, Northwest Montana Drug Task Force, and Flathead County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.

Here's what we reported back in June: 

HSI Kalispell Agents Bust Previously Deported Illegal Alien

Credit to Western MT News for first reporting this information...

HSI Kalispell agents arrested a previously deported illegal alien in Montana's Flathead Valley.

According to a post on X from the official account for HSI Denver, which covers Montana, Baldermar Duarte-Nieto is "wanted on a felony drug warrant in Washington and will remain in ICE custody pending criminal and immigration proceedings."

As Western MT News points out, this was the 2nd publicly reported HSI arrest in Montana last week. "On June 25, HSI agents in Helena arrested Erick Sanchez-Banegas, a Honduran national, following reports of an attempted kidnapping and a vehicle ramming incident during the arrest attempt."