Roll of Honor
John Gilberto Orellana
Incident
Special Agent John Orellana was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to back up a United States Border Patrol agent who was chasing several illegal aliens in Imperial County, California. As Agent Orellana was responding to the call his vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of California State Routes 86 and 22, in Salton City. Agent Orellana had been temporarily assigned to the area due to a dramatic increase in illegal alien smuggling. Agent Orellana had served with the Immigration and Naturalization Service for 23 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Special Agent Orellana gave the United States Department of Justice 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Orellana.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent John Gilberto Orellana is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Investigations, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Gilberto Orellana's cause is highlighted.
How John Gilberto Orellana Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Gilberto Orellana is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
4 officers from United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Investigations are honored on badge.nw.
