Two Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges

RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging Eduardo LOPEZ-Hernandez, age 28, of Mexico, and MIGUEL SALGADO-NARANJO, age 62, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.

If convicted of illegal reentry of a deported alien, LOPEZ-HERNANDEZ, who was found in Wayne County, was previously deported nine times, and was previously convicted of illegal entry four times, would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

SALGADO-NARANJO, previously deported and found in Johnston County, is alleged to have been previously removed subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction (sale of cocaine).  Therefore if convicted, would face maximum penalties of 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

The charges and allegations contained in the indictments are merely accusations.  The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. 

The cases are being investigated by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations.