Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry of Deported Alien

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARTIR PERDOMO CHAVEZ (“PERDOMO”), age 44, a citizen of Honduras, pleaded guilty to one-count indictment charging him with illegal reentry of deported alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).

According to the indictment, PERDOMO was encountered in the United States on or about January 5, 2023, after having been previously deported from the country in 2008.  U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance scheduled sentencing in the matter for November 15, 2023.

At sentencing, PERDOMO faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two years, a maximum fine of $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of one year, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Spiro G. Latsis of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.