Philadelphia Man Charged With Illegal Reentry After Deportation

Karie Tafari Anthony Hibbert of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about April 3, 2017, Hibbert, an alien, and native and citizen of Jamaica, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about October 22, 2001.

If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of twenty years.

The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (“ERO”), and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Karen L. Grigsby.

An Indictment, Information or Criminal Complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.