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Mexican National is Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana

Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MIGUEL TERRAZAS-ORDONEZ, age 40, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with illegal reentry of a removed alien.

 

U.S. District Judge Mary Vial Lemmon sentenced TERRAZAS-ORDONEZ to 5 months of incarceration, followed by a supervised release term of one year. Following the completion of his sentence, TERRAZAS-ORDONEZ will be surrendered to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings.

 

Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is in charge of the prosecution.

Updated September 1, 2017