U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
El Salvadoran National Sentenced For Firearm Possession
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – EDGAR YOVANI PEREZ-GUTIERREZ (“PEREZ-Gutierrez”), 40, was sentenced on January 8, 2026, to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon, after previously pleading guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(5)(A) and 924(a)(8), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
According to court documents, on or about April 10, 2025, PEREZ-GUTIERREZ, an individual unlawfully present in the United States, was found in possession of a Glock handgun. He was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Enforcement and Removal Operations officers for violating immigration laws.
This investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Enforcement and Removal Operations, and the New Orleans Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
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Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated January 13, 2026
Topic
Operation Take Back America