Press Release
Honduran National, Previously Convicted of an Aggravated Felony, Charged with Illegal Reentry
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ALLAN WENDERLAY DOMINGUEZ, age 33, a citizen of Honduras, was charged today in a one-count Indictment for reentry of removed alien previously convicted of an aggravated felony.
According to the Indictment, on or about February 11, 2016, DOMINGUEZ, was found in the United States after having been convicted on or about September 10, 2009, of a felony theft and subsequently officially deported and removed on or about June 24, 2011.
If convicted, DOMINGUEZ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of twenty years, a fine of up to $250,000, five years supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment.
U.S. Attorney Polite reiterated that the Indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations Investigations in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Irene González is in charge of the prosecution.
Updated April 14, 2016
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Immigration
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