Honduran National Charged With Illegal Reentry

HARRISBURG -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Trinidad Amaya-Montoya, A/K/A Bernardo Cardana, age 39, a citizen of Honduras, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on the charge of illegally reentering the United States after having previously been removed.  

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Mendoza-Hernandez illegally reentered the United States and was found in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on January 27, 2026. Mendoza-Hernandez was removed from the United States through Brownsville, Texas, on May 18, 2016, and reentered without first obtaining legal permission to do so. 

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelley K. McGraw is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline) a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. 

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is two 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 and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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