Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Transporting 10 Aliens

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Cesar Batres-Recinos, age 26, pled guilty on Tuesday to unlawfully transporting 10 Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Chief Patrol Agent Robert N. Garcia, United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector.

Batres-Recinos admitted that on October 2, 2022, he drove his SUV from Illinois to Constable, New York, to pick up 10 Mexican citizens who had recently illegally crossed the international border from Canada into the United States.  Batres-Recinos also admitted that he planned to drive the 10 people to various locations in the United States, including Chicago, Illinois.  Batres-Recinos further admitted that he was to be paid $2,500 for his efforts in transporting the Mexican citizens.

Batres-Recinos faces up to 10 years in prison, a 3-year term of post-release supervision, and a fine up to $250,000, when he is sentenced on April 19, 2023.  A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.   

This case was investigated by the United States Border Patrol and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Belliss.