U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Mexican National Sentenced For Illegal Re-Entry
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that RAUDEL MIRANDA-MARTINEZ (“MIRANDA-MARTINEZ”), age 47, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on May 13, 2025 after previously pleading guilty to violating Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), illegal re-entry of a removed alien.
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 after his arrest for public intoxication in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. MIRANDA-MARTINEZ had unlawfully reentered the United States after being originally deported on September 9, 2004.
Since his 2004 deportation MIRANDA-MARTINEZ has unlawfully reentered the United States, and thereafter been removed on at least five occasions, that is on September 26, 2005,October 14, 2011, January 3, 2013, March 6, 2018, and finally on September 6, 2022. In connection with his unlawful reentries, MIRANDA-MARTINEZ has two prior convictions for Illegal Re-entry of a Previously Removed Alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). Specifically, in 2009, he was sentenced to 26 months’ imprisonment, and in 2015, he was sentenced to 57 months’ imprisonment. MIRANDA-MARTINEZ has additional criminal convictions including drug possession, theft, and burglary.
On May 13, 2025, U.S. District Judge Brandon S. Long sentenced RAUDEL MIRANDA-MARTINEZ to 66 months imprisonment, 3 years supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Irene González of the General Crimes Unit was 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 May 21, 2025
Topic
Immigration
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