Guatemalan National Sentenced to Time Served for Illegal Re-Entry of a Removed Alien

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –YOVANI ALEXANDER CANU-GONZALEZ (“CANU-GONZALEZ”), age 25, a citizen of Guatemala was sentenced on May 13, 2026, by United States District Judge Greg Gerard Guidry, after previously pleading guilty to re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8 United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.

CANU-GONZALEZ was sentenced to time served, one-year of supervised release, and payment of a mandatory $100.00 mandatory special assessment fee.

According to court records, YOVANI ALEXANDER CANU-GONZALEZ reentered the United States on or about July 29, 2024, after having been previously removed on or about May 24, 2023.

U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Irene González of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.

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