Guatemalan national sentenced for illegal reentry in Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas –A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally reentering the United States, announced Eastern District of Texas Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr.

Luis Tomas Dionicio-Coche, 43, pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry by deported alien and was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael Truncale on February 24, 2025.

According to information presented in court, on August 30, 2024, Dionicio-Coche was stopped and arrested on Roberts Avenue in Beaumont. Dionicio-Coche is a Guatemalan national illegally present in the United States.  Further investigation revealed Dionicio-Coche had been previously deported or removed to Guatemala on November 29, 2012; February 22, 2013; and April 11, 2019.  Dionicio-Coche had also been previously convicted of multiple offenses including driving while intoxicated; driving under the influence; hit and run; and driving while license suspended.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Ross.

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