Salvadoran National Guilty of Illegal Re-Entry

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSE ALFREDO JIMENEZ-CENTENO, age 72, a citizen of El Salvador, was sentenced on June 24, 2025, by United States District Judge Brandon S. Long, after previously pleading guilty to illegal re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).  JOSE ALFREDO JIMENEZ-CENTENO was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

According to the court documents, JIMENEZ-CENTENO re-entered the United States after he was previously deported on August 20, 1996.  JIMENEZ-CENTENO pled guilty to the entire indictment.

Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the United States Customs and Border Protection.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rachal Cassagne of the Narcotics Unit and Jon Maestri of the General Crimes Unit are in charge of the prosecution.