Press Release
Honduran National Sentenced For Re-Entry of a Deported Alien
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that CARLOS MASARIEGO ROSALES (“ROSALES”), age 48, a native of Honduras, was sentenced on July 22, 2025, after previously pleading guilty to illegal re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
According to court documents, ROSALES, a Honduran national, was found in Jefferson Parish on or around March 30, 2025. He had previously been deported to Honduras on November 20, 2006.
ROSALES was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to time served and one year of supervised release, as well as payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Paul J. Hubbell of the General Crimes Unit oversees the prosecution.
Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated July 30, 2025
Topic
Operation Take Back America
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