Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Illegal Reentry Into The United States

Jacksonville, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces that Jose Luis Carrasco-Aldape (37, Mexico) has pleaded guilty to illegal reentry of a removed alien. Carrasco-Aldape faces up to two years in federal prison. No sentencing date has been set. Carrasco-Aldape was arrested on a criminal complaint on February 13, 2025, and ordered detained. 

 According to court documents, Carrasco-Aldape is a citizen and national of Mexico. He was previously removed from the United States on March 22, 2004, and October 12, 2017. Afterward, Carrasco-Aldape was found voluntarily back in the United States on February 13, 2025, when he was encountered by law enforcement in Clay County. Carrasco-Aldape had not received the consent of the Attorney General or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to apply for readmission to the United States. 

This case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Frein.