Mexican National Guilty of Illegal Re-Entry of a Removed Alien

NEW ORLEANS – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today that RAUDEL MIRANDA-MARTINEZ, age 44, pled guilty to reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326.

According to court records, on or about January 11, 2023, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents encountered MIRANDA-MARTINEZ at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center where he was being held for public intoxication.  Records checks revealed MIRANDA-MARTINEZ unlawfully reentered the United States after he was previously deported on September 9, 2004.  MIRANDA-MARTINEZ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten (10) years, a maximum fine of $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of three (3) years, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.  Sentencing is scheduled for May 13, 2025.

Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security in investigating this matter.  Assistant U. S. Attorney M. Irene González of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.