Guatemalan National Indicted for Illegal Reentry into the United States

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Guatemalan man was indicted by federal grand jury today for illegally reentering the United States after he was previously deported.

Edras Leonel Alcides Ramirez-Peralta, 35, was charged in a one-count indictment with illegal reentry.

On December 17, 2025, Ramirez-Peralta was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Criminal Alien Program (ICE CAP) Agents for being unlawfully present in the United States.  Agents determined that Ramirez-Peralta had recently been deported to Guatemala on November 15, 2024.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rudolph R. Rhodes IV. It was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Operation Take Back America

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.