Honduran National Sentenced to 46 Months Imprisonment for Re-Entry of a Removed Alien

NEW ORLEANS – ALVARO LUIS ALCERRO-BANEGAS (“ALCERRO-BANEGAS”), age 39, was sentenced on March 18, 2025 for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Sections 1326(a) and (b)(1), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.  He was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison by United States District Court Judge Brandon S. Long.

According to court documents, ALCERRO-BANEGAS, reentered the United States after being previously deported on September 2, 2022.  ALCERRO-BANEGAS, a Honduran national, came to the attention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after his arrest by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office on March 2, 2024.  Previously, on January 18, 2017, ALCERRO-BANEGAS had been found guilty of illegal re-entry after deportation by the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson praised the work of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in investigating this matter.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Carter K.D. Guice, Jr. of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.