Orlando Oneill Kaskaskie Anico
Introduction
Orlando Oneill Kaskaskie Anico, 22, a member of the Kickapoo community from the Eagle Pass area of Texas, was sentenced in federal court in Del Rio to 240 months — twenty years — in prison for transporting child sexual abuse material into the United States . The sentence was announced by US Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas . Anico admitted trading child pornography with others via Telegram and Instagram when interviewed by federal agents at the US border in September 2025 .
Background Information
The case began in December 2023, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported that an Instagram user had uploaded two image files and two video files that appeared to contain images of child pornography . An investigation led to an IP address near Eagle Pass and ultimately to an address associated with Anico . On 3 September 2025, Anico attempted to enter the United States from Mexico at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry; agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations arrived to conduct an investigative interview .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Convicted by plea: admitted transporting child sexual abuse material; twenty years in federal prison.
During the border interview, Anico admitted living at the address in Eagle Pass, admitted that he had traded child pornography with others via Telegram and Instagram, and admitted using the Instagram username reported by NCMEC in 2023 . A search of his cellphone revealed conversations with another Telegram user and multiple videos depicting child sexual abuse material, along with several CSAM photos . He was taken into custody and indicted for transportation of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, and possession and access with intent to view child pornography; on 9 March he pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography .
Public Reaction and Consequences
The prosecution was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, the Department of Justice’s nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 . ICE Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case, and Assistant US Attorney Nallely Duarte prosecuted it . No public statement from Anico or a defence attorney was reported in the announcement .
Current Status
Anico is serving his 240-month federal sentence announced by the Western District of Texas on 13 November 2026 . He admitted the conduct that led to his prosecution in the investigative interview at the port of entry, and his guilty plea resolved the transportation count of the indictment .
Impact on Their Career/Life
At 22, Anico’s admitted trading of child sexual abuse material on mainstream platforms — from an NCMEC tip to a border arrest and a guilty plea — has produced a twenty-year federal sentence that will keep him in prison into his forties .
Sources
- “Kickapoo Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material on his Cellphone” — US Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas / justice.gov, November 2026: source