Guatemalan National Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Guatemalan national has been sentenced for illegally returning to the United States after deportation, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.

United States District Judge Liles C. Burke sentenced Lucas Lucas-De Lucas, 36, to 60 months in prison for illegal reentry of a previously deported alien.

According to court documents, Lucas has two prior felony convictions for illegal reentry. He was first removed from the United States in May 2012. He was removed again in December 2019, February 2021, and April 2023.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, 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.

Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case along with the Albertville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara M. Judah prosecuted the case.