U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Immigration Offense
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
Acting United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ALLAN ROSALES-BENITEZ, age 32, a native of Honduras, pled guilty yesterday to a one-count Indictment for illegal entry of a removed alien.
According to court documents, ROSALES, was previously removed from the United States on July 11, 2012. He was later found in the Eastern District of Louisiana on May 27, 2017 and had not received permission from the Attorney General of the United States or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to reenter.
ROSALES faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two years, as well as a fine of $250,000. United States District Court Judge Lance M. Africk set sentencing for November 30, 2017.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Jon Maestri is in charge of the prosecution.
Updated October 20, 2017
Topic
Immigration
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