By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 22-year-old Nicaraguan national who had been living in Belize for three months was sentenced to three months in prison after he was unable to pay a court fine for an immigration offense.
Jhon Sebastian Clemack Cristy, originally from Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, appeared unrepresented before a Senior Magistrate in Court #2 on Thursday, June 18, where he pleaded guilty to failing to produce a valid visitor’s permit upon demand by an Immigration Officer.
Immigration personnel alleged that on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Cristy was at the Raccoon Street Police Station when he failed to produce a valid permit when requested by an Immigration Officer.
After his guilty plea, Cristy was fined $1,000 plus a $5 cost of court, which he was ordered to pay forthwith. In default, he was sentenced to three months imprisonment.
Cristy, who was treated as a first-time offender, had nothing to say in mitigation. He was unable to pay the fine immediately, and a warrant was prepared for him to serve the default prison term.
The Belize Immigration Department also applied for Cristy’s expulsion from the country, and the application was granted by the court.
Cristy told Immigration officials and the court that he had come to Belize to visit his mother and had been living in the country for three months.
He is expected to be deported to Nicaragua after serving his prison term.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 22-year-old Nicaraguan national who had been living in Belize for three months was sentenced to three months in prison after he was unable to pay a court fine for an immigration offense. Jhon Sebastian Clemack Cristy, originally from Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, appeared unrepresented before a Senior Magistrate in Court
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