U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Honduran National Sentenced For Re-Entry of Removed Alien
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ActingUnited States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that ROSSEL GEOVANNY RECINOS ARITA (“ARITA”), age 30, a native of Honduras, was sentenced on June 17, 2025, after previously pleading guilty to re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
According to court documents, ARITA, a Honduran national, was found in St. Tammany Parish on or around February 24, 2025. He had previously been deported to Honduras on June 19, 2018.
ARITA was sentenced by United States District Judge Susie Morgan to time served.
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 the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 June 18, 2025
Topic
Operation Take Back America
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