Press Release
Honduran National Sentenced for Immigration Offense
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAIME AGUILAR-MENCIA, age 33, a native of Honduras, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien.
U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan sentenced AGUILAR-MENCIA to time served (3 months) and a $100 special assessment fee. AGUILAR-MENCIA will be surrendered to the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings.
According to court documents, on April 5, 2017, AGUILAR-MENCIA was found in the United States after having been previously deported from the United States on March 19, 2012.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson was in charge of the prosecution.
Updated July 12, 2017
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Immigration
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