Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry of Deported Alien

NEW ORLEANS –  ENRIQUE MORALES-RODELO, age 27, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty on August 3, 3023, to illegal reentry of a deported alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

According to court documents, MORALES-RODELO was encountered in the United States on or about January 10, 2023, after having been previously deported on or about July 4, 2019.

At sentencing, MORALES-RODELO faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years, a maximum fine of $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of three years, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.  U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier set sentencing for November 9, 2023.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Spiro G. Latsis and Troy Bell of the General Crimes Unit are in charge of the prosecution.