Salvadoran Man Admits Illegal Re-entry into United States

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Juan David Monzon Tejada, age 29, and a citizen of El Salvador, pled guilty today to illegal re-entry into the United States.

The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Thomas E. Feeley, Director of the Buffalo Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Monzon Tejada was removed from the United States to El Salvador on September 22, 2015.  On November 19, 2017, ICE Officers arrested him in Glenville, New York.  Monzon Tejada admitted that he illegally returned to the United States following the 2015 removal.   

Monzon Tejada faces up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when he is sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn on April 11, 2018.  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 ICE-ERO and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward P. Grogan.