Mexican National Indicted For Illegal Reentry

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Juan Valencia-Diaz, age 51, a Mexican National residing in York County, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for a charge of reentry of previously removed aliens.  

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that Valencia having previously been removed in 2017, was found to be in the United States on or about July 19, 2025, in York County, Pennsylvania, and he did not have authority for readmission to the United States at the time he was encountered.

The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).  Assistant United States Attorney Michael Consiglio is prosecuting the case.

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. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

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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