U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Honduran National Pleads Guilty and Sentenced for Re-entry of a Deported Alien
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that ALEX SAUL HERNANDEZ-PEREZ (“HERNANDEZ-PEREZ”), age 33, a native of Honduras, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on February 20, 2025, for violating Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), illegal reentry of a removed alien.
According to court documents, HERNANDEZ-PEREZ, an illegal alien, was found in St. Bernard Parish on or around October 21, 2024. He had previously been deported to Honduras on June 13, 2019.
HERNANDEZ-PEREZ was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Jay C. Zainey to time served. Once HERNANDEZ-PREREZ is released from federal custody, he will be turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE), for processing and, removal to his native country.
United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey also sentenced HERNANDEZ-PEREZ to one year of supervised release, and payment of a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Enforcement and Removal Operations in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis of the General Crimes Unit oversees the prosecution.
Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated February 27, 2025
Topic
Immigration
Component