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, LOUISIANA – LAURENCIO OLVERA-TERRAZAS (“OLVERA-TERRAZAS”)age 54, a native of Mexico, was sentenced on June 10, 2025, by United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry, after previously pleading guilty to illegal re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M.Simpson.
OLVERA-TERRAZAS was sentenced a term of time served and to 2 years of supervised release. Judge Guidry also ordered that OLVERA-TERRAZAS pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
According to court documents, on or about August 22, 2024, OLVERA-TERRAZAS re-entered the United States after being previously deported on September 20, 1997 and March 12, 2007.
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the United States Border Patrol in investigating this matter. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mary Katherine Kaufman of the General Crimes Unit.
Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated June 20, 2025
Topic
Immigration
Component