Guatemala Native Charged With Illegal Reentry

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Camilo Antonio Batz-Ortiz, age 40, of Guatemala, was indicted on April 9, 2024, by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States by a previously deported alien and possession of a fraudulent immigration document.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment alleges that Camilo Antonio Batz-Ortiz was previously removed from the United States on September 9, 2013, and it is alleged that he was subsequently found in the United States without having first obtained legal permission to reenter the country. The indictment also alleges that on March 4, 2024, Batz-Ortiz was encountered in Clinton County, Pennsylvania and at that time, he was in possession of a fraudulent Permanent Resident Card. 

This matter was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Assistant United States Attorney Tatum Wilson is prosecuting the case.

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is ten years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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