Undocumented Immigrant Charged With Illegally Re-Entering United States After Multiple Deportations

CHICAGO — An undocumented immigrant residing in northern Illinois has been arrested on a federal immigration charge for allegedly unlawfully re-entering the United States after multiple deportations.

An indictment returned Monday in U.S. District Court in Chicago charges SALVADOR GUERRERO-LOPEZ, also known as “Jovani Hernandez Pina,” 42, with one count of unlawful re-entry after removal.  Guerrero-Lopez, a Mexican national residing in Island Lake, Ill., was arrested on May 30, 2025.  Arraignment in federal court in Chicago has not yet been scheduled.

Guerrero-Lopez was deported from the United States to Mexico in 2004, 2011, and 2021 after criminal convictions for unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in California and narcotics distribution in Arkansas, according to the indictment and a criminal complaint previously filed in the case. Most recently, he was taken into federal custody last month after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations in Eagle Pass, Texas, requested assistance from law enforcement in the Chicago area to locate and apprehend Guerrero-Lopez, who is under investigation in Texas for suspected criminal offenses, the complaint states.

The unlawful re-entry charge is punishable by up to twenty years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.  Defendants convicted of this offense are subject to deportation.

The indictment and arrest were announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent-in-Charge of ICE-HSI in Chicago. Substantial assistance was provided by ICE-HSI in Eagle Pass, Texas.  The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Havey.

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.

The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt.  The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.