U.S. Department
of Justice
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Honduran National Sentenced to Time Served for Illegal Re-Entry After Deportation
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS – MARIO RENE REYES-CARDONA, age 52, was sentenced on March 2, 2023 for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
According to documents filed in court and signed by him, MARIO RENE REYES-CARDONA (“REYES-CARDONA”) admitted to reentering the United States after being previously deported on December 18, 2013. REYES-CARDONA was sentenced by the Honorable Nannette Jolivette Brown, Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, to time served, which exceeded 16 months.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States 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.
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Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office
United States Department of Justice
Updated March 6, 2023
Topic
Immigration
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