Illegal Immigrant Sentenced For Reentering the United States

MOBILE, AL – A Guatemalan national was sentenced yesterday for illegally reentering the United States after previously having been deported.

According to court documents, Mateo Juan-Lorenzo, 22, was arrested by the Robertsdale Police Department on February 16, 2025, for giving a law enforcement officer false information.  Homeland Security (“HSI”) was notified of his arrest.  HSI was able to determine that Juan-Lorenzo had previously been removed from the United States in 2024.

At sentencing, Judge Moorer imposed a time-served sentence and a 1-year term of supervised release upon his future release.  Juan-Lorenzo had been in custody since his arrest on February 16, 2025.  Upon his release from prison, Juan-Lorenzo is to be referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings.  Juan-Lorenzo was ordered to pay $100 in special assessments.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The Department of Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and the Robertsdale Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kacey Chappelear prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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.