U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Honduran National Guilty of Reentry of a Removed Alien
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Walter Omar Casco-Lopez (“Casco-Lopez”), age 36, a native of Honduras, pleaded guilty on August 19, 2025, to illegal reentry of a removed alien, a violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
According to court documents, Casco-Lopez, an illegal alien, was found in Orleans Parish on November 4, 2019. He had previously been removed to Honduras on or about October 12, 2011.
The defendant faces a maximum penalty of two (2) years of incarceration, followed by up to one (1) year of supervised release, up to a $250,000 fine and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.
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 (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis of the General Crimes Unit oversees the prosecution.
Contact
Brittany Maique
Executive Assistant
U.S. Attorney's Office
Eastern District of Louisiana
Updated August 22, 2025
Topics
Operation Take Back America
Immigration
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