U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Honduran Native Guilty of Illegal Re-Entry
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that VICTOR MANUEL OSORTO-LOPEZ (“OSORTO-LOPEZ”), age 40, a native of Honduras, pleaded guilty on August 29, 2024, to illegal reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
According to court documents, OSORTO-LOPEZ was removed from the United States on December 4, 2009 and, again on September 3, 2012. He was later found in the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 14, 2024 and had not received permission from the Attorney General of the United States or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to reenter.
OSORTO-LOPEZ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two (2) years, a fine of up to $250,000, up to one year of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. United States District Court Judge Barry W. Ashe set sentencing for November 21, 2024.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Customs and Border Protection agency in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Jon Maestri 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 September 3, 2024
Topic
Immigration
Component