U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Honduran National Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS – WILLIAM LEONELL LOPEZ (“LOPEZ”), age 37, a native of Honduras, was sentenced on August 1, 2024, after previously pleading guilty to illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. He was sentenced to time served. He had been incarcerated since September of 2023.
According to court documents, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (“JPSO”) detectives provided biographical information for LOPEZ to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Specifically, JPSO detectives provided the name, date of birth, and a picture of LOPEZ, enabling ICE to verify that he is Honduran, who had been previously removed from the United States to Honduras on June 19, 2009. On September 5, 2023, LOPEZ was arrested in River Ridge, LA.
Extensive database checks indicated that LOPEZ re-entered the United States without permission, inspection, or parole by an immigration officer and without the express consent of the United States Attorney General or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security for readmission to the United States and was encountered in the Eastern District of Louisiana by law enforcement.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carter K.D. Guice, Jr. of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated August 2, 2024
Topic
Immigration
Component