Mexican man arrested for illegal re-entry

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Salvador Vargas Nava, 43, a native and citizen of Mexico, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with illegal re-entry, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sasha Mascarenhas, who is handling the case, stated that on October 20, 2025, Buffalo Border Patrol Agents encountered Vargas Nava during a traffic stop of a vehicle that ran two stop signs in Concord, NY. Vargas Nava was the driver. He admitted to being illegally present in the United States without any valid immigration documents. A records check determined that Vargas Nava was previously removed from the United States in July 2009.

Vargas Nava made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. and was detained.

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 complaint is of the result of an investigation by United States Border Patrol Buffalo Station, under the direction Patrol Agent-in-Charge David Banks.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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